Bismarck Sea. 1943-03-03. A smoke ring rises into the air as a Japanese destroyer blows up during ...

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Accession Number P01275.014
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

Bismarck Sea. 1943-03-03. A smoke ring rises into the air as a Japanese destroyer blows up during the Battle of the Bismarck Sea. The Battle was fought abour forty miles north west of Buna when a large Japanese convoy re-supplying the Buna area was attacked by Allied aircraft including Beaufighter aircraft of No. 30 Squadron RAAF. (Donor F. Cassidy)