MANOKWARI, DUTCH NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-21. A LIBERATOR BOMBER AIRCRAFT OF NO. 380 BOMBARDMENT ...

Accession Number OG0292
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Harrison, John Thomas
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

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Description

MANOKWARI, DUTCH NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-21. A LIBERATOR BOMBER AIRCRAFT OF NO. 380 BOMBARDMENT GROUP, UNITED STATED ARMY AIR FORCE, SINKS A 4000 TON JAPANESE MERCHANT SHIP. AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH SHOWING TWO DIRECT HITS ON THE SHIP. TWO SMALLER VESSELS WHICH WERE PROBABLY DAMAGED BY NEAR MISSES CAN ALSO BE SEEN.