BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, SOLOMON ISLANDS. C. 1945-01-25. ON THE BEACH GREEN-CLAD AUSTRALIAN MILITARY ...

Place Oceania: Pacific Islands, Solomon Islands, Bougainville, Central Bougainville, Torokina
Accession Number OG2202
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Maker Harrison, John Thomas
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

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Description

BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, SOLOMON ISLANDS. C. 1945-01-25. ON THE BEACH GREEN-CLAD AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES TROOPS EAGERLY AWAIT THE MAILBAGS AS THEY DROP FROM THE ANSON AIRCRAFT OF NO. 10 COMMUNICATIONS FLIGHT RAAF BASED AT TOROKINA. THE MEN RECEIVE THE ANSONS WITH CHEERS AND THE UNIVERSAL "THUMBS-UP" SALUTATION.