FINSCHHAFEN AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-09. SURVEYORS OF THE 808TH UNITED STATES ENGINEER AVIATION ...

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Accession Number 060462
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Buchanan, Robert John
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

FINSCHHAFEN AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-09. SURVEYORS OF THE 808TH UNITED STATES ENGINEER AVIATION BATTALION AND THE 60TH UNITED STATES NAVAL CONSTRUCTION BATTALION, SURVEYING THE LEVELS FOR A NEW BOMBER AIR-STRIP NEAR DREGER HARBOUR. THIS AIRSTRIP IS TO BE 6,000 FEET LONG AND 100 FEET WIDE. SHOWN ARE: T/4 J. E. MURRAY (1); T/5 J. J. COLEGROUER (2); PRIVATE TEITELBAUM (3).