| Place | Oceania: New Guinea1, Papua New Guinea, Papua, Jackson's Airfield |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 057404 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Irving, Robert Bruce |
| Place made | New Guinea: Port Moresby |
| Date made | 14 September 1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
One of five trucks carrying members of the 2/33rd Battalion and the 158th General Transport ...
Description
One of five trucks carrying members of the 2/33rd Battalion and the 158th General Transport Company which was destroyed when a B-24D Liberator Bomber (serial Number 42-40682) 'Pride of the Cornhuskers' crashed into the marshalling park near Jackson's Airfield on the 7th of September 1943. Sixty two Australians and eleven American aircrew died in the accident.