| Place | Oceania: Pacific Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, Bismarck Sea |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART27564 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 152.3 x 274 cm |
| Object type | Painting |
| Physical description | oil on canvas |
| Maker |
Jones, Vernon |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: External copyright |
Battle of the Bismark Sea
Description
"Battle of the Bismark Sea" - which cost the Jananese 22 ships and 15,000 men. The enemy was first spotted by a reconnaissance plane on March 1st, 1943, nosing westward along New Britain. To smash it, the Allied Air Command hurled its whole available force into the sky - RAAF Beaufighters, Bostons and Beauforts, and American Fortcesses, B55s, A-20s, P-38s, P-39s and P-40s. By the evening of March 3 it was all over. At the bottom of the sea lay 12 transports, 10 warships and 15,000 drowned