Place | Oceania: New Guinea1 |
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Accession Number | ART29902 |
Collection type | Art |
Measurement | sheet: 17.6 x 25.3 cm |
Object type | Work on paper |
Physical description | pencil and watercolour on paper |
Maker |
Ashton, Richard |
Place made | New Guinea1 |
Date made | 3 April 1942 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Unlicensed copyright |
7 mile drome
Description
A view of the south-east end of 7 mile drome, New Guinea, with several aircraft on the ground. Located to the north of Port Moresby, seven miles from town, the aerodrome was first used by the Royal Australian Air Force 75th Squadron in 1942 for the defence of Port Moresby.