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ESSEX HILL, TARAKAN ISLAND, 1945-05-21. TARAKAN AIRSTRIP LOOKING NORTH WEST NORTH, SHOWING THE EXTENT OF THE RECONSTRUCTION WORK COMPLETED BY MEMBERS OF 1ST AND 8TH AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION SQUADRONS, RAAF, IN THE FIFTEEN DAYS SINCE 26TH INFANTRY BRIGADE CAPTURED THE AREA FROM THE JAPANESE.
ESSEX HILL, TARAKAN ISLAND, 1945-05-21. THE WESTERN END OF TARAKAN AIRSTRIP, SHOWING THE EXTENT OF THE RECONSTRUCTION WORK COMPLETED BY MEMBERS OF 1ST AND 8TH AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION SQUADRON, RAAF, IN
TARAKAN ISLAND, BORNEO, 1945-05-06. THE AIRSTRIP VIEWED LOOKING WEST FROM ITS CENTRE. 8 AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION SQUADRON ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE PERSONNEL ARE AT WORK ON A MINED DRAIN IN THE REAR. TH
TARAKAN, BORNEO, 1945-05-16. LOOKING ALONG THE RUNWAY TOWARDS THE ALMOST COMPLETED END OF THE AIRSTRIP BEING CONSTRUCTED BY 1 AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION SQUADRON RAAF.
TARAKAN ISLAND, BORNEO, 1945-05-06. HEAVY EQUIPMENT FROM 1 AND 8 AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION SQUADRONS, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE, WORKING ON THE EASTERN END OF THE AIRSTRIP.
TARAKAN ISLAND, BORNEO. C. 1945-05-10. A MEMBER OF A RAAF AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION UNIT CHECKING LEVELS FOR WORK ON THE AIRSTRIP.
TARAKAN ISLAND, BORNEO. C. 1945-05-04. SOME OF THE THOUSANDS OF TONS OF ENGINEERING EQUIPMENT OF NO. 1 AND NO. 8 AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION SQUADRONS RAAF MOVING ALONG THE ROAD TOWARDS THE AIRSTRIP.
