AT SEA, BETWEEN FINSCHHAFEN, NEW GUINEA AND BIAK. 1945-04-04. A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE OF THE VAN ...

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Accession Number 088459
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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AT SEA, BETWEEN FINSCHHAFEN, NEW GUINEA AND BIAK. 1945-04-04. A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE OF THE VAN HEUTSZ, KPM LINE, AS A US ARMY GUNNER FIRES HIS .50 INCH HEAVY ANTI-AIRCRAFT MACHINE GUN AT A PARACHUTE TARGET HANGING IN THE SKY DURING A PRACTICE ALERT.