| Place | Oceania: New Guinea1, Wewak Madang Area, Alexishafen |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 073153 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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ALEXISHAFEN, NEW GUINEA. 1944-05-11. MEMBERS OF A RMSU (RENDERING MINES SAFE UNIT) RAN, EXAMINING ...
Description
ALEXISHAFEN, NEW GUINEA. 1944-05-11. MEMBERS OF A RMSU (RENDERING MINES SAFE UNIT) RAN, EXAMINING A LARGE CRATER AT THE ALEXISHAFEN NO. 1 AIRSTRIP. THE CRATER IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE EXPLOSION OF APPROXIMATELY FIFTY 100 KILOGRAM AERIAL BOMBS BURIED WITH A BOOSTER CHARGE OF PICRIC BLOCK HIGH EXPLOSIVE. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- LIEUTENANT G.D. MERCHANT, (USING CAMERA) (1); LEADING SEAMAN R.F. PEEL (2); LIEUTENANT F. NANKIVELL (3);