MOROTAI, HALMAHERA ISLANDS, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. 1945-05-27. WITHIN A FEW HOURS OF REACHING ...

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Accession Number OG2794
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Film original negative 3x4" safety base
Maker Harrison, John Thomas
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

MOROTAI, HALMAHERA ISLANDS, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. 1945-05-27. WITHIN A FEW HOURS OF REACHING THE LABUAN BEACH-HEAD ABOARD AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLE DUKWS OR "DUCKS", AUSTER AIRCRAFT, (MIDGET ENGLISH AIRCRAFT), SERIAL NO. A11-27, OF NO. 16 AIR OBSERVATION POST RAAF, WAS ASSEMBLED AND AIRBORNE, SPOTTING FOR NAVAL GUNS AND ALLIED BOMBERS, AND REPORTING THE PROGRESS OF THE ASSAULT TROOPS.