Kairiru Island, New Guinea, 1945-06-18. Aerial view, taken at an altitude of 200 feet from the ...

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Accession Number P02257.085
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Griffiths, Allen
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Kairiru Island, New Guinea, 1945-06-18. Aerial view, taken at an altitude of 200 feet from the rear gun position on the side of a United States Army Air Force (USAAF) Consolidated B-24 Liberator, showing dense jungle vegetation and (lower right) a clearing with thatch-roofed huts around it. The aircraft is on a reconnaissance mission to Kairiru Island from No. 163 Crew Replacement and Training Center USAAF at Nadzab airfield. The island was still in Japanese hands at this time.