PANIPAI AIRSTRIP, NEW IRELAND. 1945-10-26. JAPANESE AMPHIBIOUS TANKS ON THE AIRSTRIP, WHICH IS ...

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Accession Number 098502
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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PANIPAI AIRSTRIP, NEW IRELAND. 1945-10-26. JAPANESE AMPHIBIOUS TANKS ON THE AIRSTRIP, WHICH IS ABOUT SIX MILES FROM KAVIENG. AN AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT ADMINISTRATIVE HEADQUARTERS IS BEING SET UP IN THE KAVIENG AREA WITH CAPTAIN F.N.W. SHAND, AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT DISTRICT OFFICER, IN CHARGE, TO OPERATE IN NEW IRELAND AND SURROUNDING SMALLER ISLANDS.