KOKODA, PAPUA, 1942-11-03. KOKODA AIRFIELD PHOTOGRAPHED FROM THE 5TH AIR FORCE (USAAF) C47 ...

Place Oceania: New Guinea1, Papua New Guinea, Papua, Owen Stanley Range, Kokoda Trail
Accession Number P01291.001
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Film copy negative
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

KOKODA, PAPUA, 1942-11-03. KOKODA AIRFIELD PHOTOGRAPHED FROM THE 5TH AIR FORCE (USAAF) C47 TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT "IRENE" THE MORNING AFTER KOKODA WAS RE-CAPTURED. "IRENE" FLOWN BY SERGEANT FORDE DROPPED MUCH NEEDED SUPPLIES TO WAITING AUSTRALIAN TROOPS. (DONOR S. KILDEA)