Catalina taking off from Port Moresby for Kavieng
Art ART26122 Second World War, 1939-1945Shows a Catalina Flying Boat, bombed up, taking off from Port Moresby Harbour at 1700 hours to bomb Kavieng.
RAAF Catalina's taking off Accession Number: ART21331
Description
Aircraft pictured taking off from Port Moresby, New Guinea in the evening to bomb Gasmata, New Britain.
Details
Accession Number
ART21331
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: watercolour on paper
Measurement
Overall: 37.6 cm x 50.6 cm
Medium
watercolour on paper
Date Made
1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired under official war art scheme 1945
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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