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WANIGELA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-10. MEMBERS OF 3RD BATTALION, 128TH REGIMENT, 32ND U.S. DIVISION ALIGHTING FROM A 5TH US ARMY AIR FORCE (USAAF) C-47 TRANSPORT PLANE ON A ROUGH RUN WAY ON THE SHORES OF COLLINGWOOD BAY, AS A PRELIMINARY MOVE IN THE ALLIED COASTAL ADVANCE ON BUNA. THE RUN WAY WAS PREPARED BY THE 2/10TH AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION WHO HAD BEEN FLOWN IN FROM MILNE BAY SEVERAL DAYS PREVIOUSLY. ALTHOUGH ROUGH, THE RUNWAY SERVED ITS PURPOSE, FOR SOME 3,000 TROOPS WERE SAFELY LANDED THERE.
WANIGELA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-10. MEMBERS OF 3RD BATTALION, 128TH REGIMENT, 32ND U.S. DIVISION ALIGHTING FROM A 5TH US ARMY AIR FORCE (USAAF) C-47 TRANSPORT PLANE ON A ROUGH RUN WAY ON THE SHORES OF COLL
WANIGELA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-10. MEMBERS OF THE 3RD BATTALION, 128TH REGIMENT, 32ND U.S. DIVISION ALIGHTING FROM A 5TH US ARMY AIR FORCE (USAAF) C-47 TRANSPORT PLANE ON A ROUGH RUN WAY ON THE SHORES OF
WANIGELA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-10. MEMBERS OF 3RD BATTALION, 128TH REGIMENT, 32ND U.S. DIVISION ALIGHTING FROM LOCKHEED HUDSON TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT ON A ROUGH RUN WAY ON THE SHORES OF COLLINGWOOD BAY, AS A
WANIGELA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-10. MEMBERS OF THE 3RD BATTALION, 128TH REGIMENT 32ND U.S. DIVISION AND 2/6TH AUSTRALIAN INDEPENDENT COMPANY ALIGHTING FROM TRANSPORT PLANES AFTER BEING FLOWN IN FROM PORT M
WANIGELA, NEW GUINEA. 1942-10. PAPUAN NATIVES WATCHING THE UNLOADING OF TROOPS OF THE 3RD BATTALION, 128TH REGIMENT, 32ND U.S. DIVISION BEING FLOWN IN FROM PORT MORESBY. tHE AIRCRAFT IN THE BACKGROUND
Members of the 2/6th Australian Independent Company alighting from a 5th US Army Air Force (USAAF) C-47-DL transport plane ("Maxine" Serial Number 41-18585) on a rough runway on the shores of Collingw
