BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO. C. 1945-06. AN AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH OF PART OF BALIKPAPAN, A RICH OIL CENTRE ON ...

Place Asia: Borneo, Balikpapan
Accession Number OG2929
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

BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO. C. 1945-06. AN AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH OF PART OF BALIKPAPAN, A RICH OIL CENTRE ON THE SOUTH-EAST COAST OF BORNEO, WHERE THE LATEST AUSTRALIAN LANDING HAS TAKEN PLACE. THIS TOWN HAS BEEN A REGULAR TARGET FOR RAAF HEAVY BOMBERS FOR MANY MONTHS AND, DURING THE LAST FORTNIGHT, HAS RECEIVED ALMOST CONSTANT ATTENTION FROM BOMBING AND STRAFING ATACKS. THE OUTSTANDING FEATURES, INCLUDING THE OIL DUMPS, JAPANESE DEFENCE POSITIONS, AND UNDERGROUND STORES ARE CLEARLY SHOWN.