| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 015702 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film copy negative |
| Maker |
Dick, Harold George |
| Place made | New Guinea |
| Date made | 15 September 1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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PARATROOPS LAND AT NADZAB. THREE SMILING AMERICAN PARATROOPERS, CARRYING FULL EQUIPMENT READY TO ...
Description
PARATROOPS LAND AT NADZAB. THREE SMILING AMERICAN PARATROOPERS, CARRYING FULL EQUIPMENT READY TO JOIN ONE OF THE NUMEROUS PLANES WHICH FLEW THEM AND OTHER AMERICAN PARATROOPERS AND AUSTRALIAN AIRBORNE ARTILLERYMEN, TO THE MARKHAM VALLEY, WHERE THEY TRAPPED THE JAPS IN LAE AND SALAMAUA. THE LANDING WAS COMPLETED IN A LITTLE OVER A MINUTE FROM THE TIME THE FIRST PARATROOP JUMPED UNTIL THE LAST MAN LANDED. (NEGATIVE BY H. DICK).