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Accession Number | 055150 |
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white |
Physical description | Black & white |
Maker |
Buchanan, Robert John |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
NEW GUINEA, 1943-08-01. "KAI" OR "BISCUIT" BOMBERS WERE USED TO CARRY SUPPLIES OF FOOD AND ...
Description
NEW GUINEA, 1943-08-01. "KAI" OR "BISCUIT" BOMBERS WERE USED TO CARRY SUPPLIES OF FOOD AND AMMUNITION TO FORWARD TROOPS IN INACCESSIBLE AREAS. NOTE - KAI IS THE NATIVE WORD FOR FOOD. PHOTOGRAPH SHOWS SUPPLY PARACHUTES JUST LEAVING A BOMBER OVER THE GOODVIEW DROPPING AREA, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 600 YARDS FROM THE JAPANESE LINES.