NEW GUINEA, 1943-08-01. "KAI" OR "BISCUIT" BOMBERS WERE USED TO CARRY SUPPLIES OF FOOD AND ...

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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

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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.