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Photograph 098413 Second World War, 1939-1945RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-10-30. MAIL BEING LOADED ABOARD AN RAAF COURIER PLANE. THIS DOUGLAS C47 DAKOTA WAS THE FIRST COURIER AIRCRAFT TO LAND ON THE NEWLY RECONDITIONED LAKUNAI AIRSTRIP.

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JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-06-24. AN RAAF DOUGLAS C47 DAKOTA MAIL PLANE TAKING OFF FROM JACQUINOT AIRSTRIP.
RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-10-30. MAIL BEING LOADED ABOARD AN RAAF COURIER PLANE. THIS DOUGLAS C47 DAKOTA WAS THE FIRST COURIER AIRCRAFT TO LAND ON THE NEWLY RECONDITIONED LAKUNAI AIRSTRIP.

RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-10-30. THE FIRST RAAF COURIER PLANE, A DOUGLAS C47 DAKOTA, LANDING ON THE NEWLY RECONDITIONED LAKUNAI AIRSTRIP.

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-04-09. THE RAAF LIBERATOR, CARRYING SENATOR J.M. FRASER, ACTING MINISTER FOR THE ARMY, AND OFFICIAL PARTY, TAKING OFF FROM JACQUINOT BAY AIRSTRIP.

RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-12-28. THE PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA, MR BEN CHIFLEY, ARRIVED BY PLANE TO VISIT MANY OF THE UNITS IN THE AREA. MR CHIFLEY DESCENDS FROM HIS RAAF DOUGLAS C47 DAKOTA AT LAKUN

KUCHING, SARAWAK. 1945-09-18. AUSTRALIAN SERVICEMEN WATCH AS AN RAAF DOUGLAS C47 DAKOTA AIRCRAFT TAKES OFF FOR LABUAN. THE PLANE WAS TAKING EX INTERNEES OF THE JAPANESE TO LABUAN.

JACQUINOT BAY, NEW BRITAIN, 1945-06-24. ADMINISTRATION BUILDINGS AT JACQUINOT AIRSTRIP, MANNED BY 8 MOVEMENT CONTROL GROUP (G DETACHMENT), RAAF AND RNZAF.
