| Place | Oceania: New Guinea1 |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 014464 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Brown, Norman |
| Place made | New Guinea |
| Date made | 22 March 1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
NEW GUINEA. DESPITE BOTH ELEVATORS BEING BADLY DAMAGED BY ACK ACK FIRE AND SHRAPNEL HAVING TORN ...
Description
NEW GUINEA. DESPITE BOTH ELEVATORS BEING BADLY DAMAGED BY ACK ACK FIRE AND SHRAPNEL HAVING TORN THE TYRES OF BOTH LANDING WHEELS TO THE CANVAS, A FLYING FORTRESS WAS FLOWN 400 MILES TO ITS BASE IN NEW GUINEA, AND LANDED SAFELY. THE PILOT WAS 1ST LIEUT. JAMES C. DIOFFENDERFER OF LOGAN, VIRGINIA. THE FORTRESS WAS DAMAGED IN ATTACKING A CONVOY. THIS PICTURE SHOWS THE TORN TYRES. (NEGATIVE BY N. BROWN).