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Accession Number | 119653 |
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white |
Physical description | Black & white |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
TAIBESSI, PORTUGUESE TIMOR 1945-09-29. A JAPANESE VEHICLE AND ORDNANCE PARK NEAR DILI. MORE THAN ...
Description
TAIBESSI, PORTUGUESE TIMOR 1945-09-29. A JAPANESE VEHICLE AND ORDNANCE PARK NEAR DILI. MORE THAN FIVE HUNDRED OF THE THOUSAND VEHICLES IN THE PARK WERE WILFULLY DESTROYED A FEW DAYS AFTER VP DAY. ACCORDING TO THE JAPANESE A GRASS FIRE CAUSED THE DAMAGE. AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS HAD BEEN ORDERED TO RENDER INOPERATIVE ALL TANKS. A LINE OF VEHICLES THAT MAY BE RESTORED FOR FUTURE USE. (PHOTOGRAPHER SERGEANT K. B. DAVIS)