Morotai general shots

Accession Number F07551
Collection type Film
Measurement 9 min 11 sec
Object type To be confirmed
Physical description 16mm/b&w/silent
Maker Cuffley, Leighton Edward
Place made Netherlands East Indies: Halmahera Island, Morotai Island
Date made 29 November 1945
Access Open
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Coverage of an amenities picnic to Little Djodololo by troops and women of the Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS) and Australian Army Women's Medical Service (AAWMS) based at Morotai. Shows the embarkation on a small craft and the trip to the island. Scenes of the picnic on the island and the local natives. Arrival of and joy ride on a captured Japanese suicide speed boat. Various scenes of the return to Morotai. General shots of Wama airstrip showing the airstrip from the control tower. Close ups of Douglas C-47 Dakotas and Curtiss P-40 Kitty Hawk. General shots of AMF HQ Officers Club and Other Ranks (ORs) club at Morotai.

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