| Places | |
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| Accession Number | 128150 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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NEW GUINEA. AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH OF THE COUNTRY BETWEEN OIVI AND MYOLA LAKES, NEAR KOKODA. THE ROUGH ...
Description
NEW GUINEA. AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH OF THE COUNTRY BETWEEN OIVI AND MYOLA LAKES, NEAR KOKODA. THE ROUGH TERRAIN AND UNSTABLE AIR CONDITIONS PRESENTED HAZARDS FOR LOW FLYING, AND THE THICKNESS AND SAMENESS OF THE VEGETATION MADE DIFFICULT THE TASK OF BOMBING AND STRAFING ENEMY POSITIONS AND FOR DROPPING SUPPLIES TO THE FORWARD TROOPS. (ALLIED AIR FORCES, SWPA - PM68 NO. 12312). (PHOTOGRAPH REPRODUCED IN OFFICIAL HISTORY VOLUME: RAAF 1939-42, PAGE 563).