075549
Photograph 075549 Second World War, 1939-1945MADANG, NEW GUINEA. 1944-08-29. THE MEN'S MESS BUILDING IN THE MADANG BASE SUB-AREA. THE WELL IN THE FOREGROUND IS 15 FEET DEEP AND HAS A CAPACITY OF SOME 400 GALLONS PER DAY.
070346 Accession Number: 070346
Description
The first De Havilland Mosquito medium bomber in the New guinea area arriving at Gurney airstrip in the Milne Bay Sub Area after a test flight from Tocumwal, New South Wales. This photo shows it travelling over 400 miles per hour as the pilot dived at the airstrip and levelled out about 20 feet above the ground.
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Accession Number
070346
Photographer
Captain George Harvey Nicholson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
9 February 1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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