| Place | Oceania: New Guinea1, Wewak |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | OG3077 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film original negative 3x4" safety base |
| Maker |
Harrison, John Thomas |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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WEWAK AREA, NORTH EAST NEW GUINEA. C. 1945-06. IN ONE OF THE MOST AUDACIOUS RESCUES EVER CARRIED ...
Description
WEWAK AREA, NORTH EAST NEW GUINEA. C. 1945-06. IN ONE OF THE MOST AUDACIOUS RESCUES EVER CARRIED OUT BY THE RAAF, LIEUTENANT (LT) J. P. CARTER, A TEXAS MEMBER OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCE, WAS RESCUED AFTER HAVING SPENT THREE DAYS AND NIGHTS WITHIN TEN MILES OF THE ENEMY. AERIAL VIEW OF THE TYPE OF COUNTRY IN WHICH LT CARTER'S LIGHTNING AIRCRAFT CRASHED AND HE AWAITED RESCUE BY TWO NATIVE POLICE BOYS WHO WERE FLOWN IN BY A RAAF AIR-SEA RESCUE FLIGHT SUPERMARINE WALRUS AMPHIBIAN AIRCRAFT WHICH LANDED ON THE KERAWARI RIVER NEAR LT CARTER'S LOCATION.