| Place | Oceania: New Guinea1, Papua New Guinea, Morobe Province, Lae |
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| Accession Number | 128146 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1942-03. FROM THE TIME OF THE JAPANESE OCCUPATION OF LAE IN 1942-03 UNTIL ITS ...
Description
LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1942-03. FROM THE TIME OF THE JAPANESE OCCUPATION OF LAE IN 1942-03 UNTIL ITS RECAPTURE BY THE 7TH DIVISION IN 1943-09, THE RAAF AND LATER ALLIED AIR FORCES, WITH FIGHTERS, FIGHTER BOMBERS, MEDIUM AND HEAVY BOMBERS AND FLYING BOATS, MAINTAINED A PERSISTENT BOMBARDMENT OF THE AERODROME AND JAPANESE INSTALLATIONS. A BOSTON COMES IN AT TREE TOP LEVEL OVER A WRECKED FIGHTER IN THE RIGHT FOREGROUND, A BETTY BOMBER IS PARKED IN THE CENTRE AND DISPERSED ZERO FIGHTERS ARE IN THE BACKGROUND. (RAAF 5/6A).