FINSCHHAFEN, NEW GUINEA, 1943-10-28. A WIRRAWAY AIRCRAFT OF NO. 4 SQUADRON (ARMY COOPERATION) ...

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Accession Number 059592
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Sanders, William Charles
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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FINSCHHAFEN, NEW GUINEA, 1943-10-28. A WIRRAWAY AIRCRAFT OF NO. 4 SQUADRON (ARMY COOPERATION) RAAF LANDING AT THE BASE AERODROME AFTER A SUPPLY DROPPING RUN OVER THE AREA NEAR KATIKA OCCUPIED BY TWO PLATOONS OF THE 2/3RD AUSTRALIAN PIONEER BATTALION, WHO WERE ENCIRCLED BY JAPANESE FORCES FOR SIX DAYS BEFORE BREAKING OUT.