The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
VUNAKANOU, NEW GUINEA. 1943-10-24. VIEW FROM FIFTH AIR FORCE, UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCE BOMBER OF "BETTYS" (JAPANESE AIRCRAFT) DISPERSED IN REVETMENTS. ATTACKING PLANES CAN BE SEEN COMING OVER THE HILL IN TOP LEFT CORNER.
VUNAKANOU, NEW GUINEA. 1943-10-24. VIEW FROM FIFTH AIR FORCE, UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCE BOMBER APPROACHING THE AIRSTRIP, WITH FIGHTER AIRCRAFT, 'JAKES' AND 'ZEROS', IN REVETMENTS. NEAR THE HUTS CAN
VUNAKANOU, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-02. VIEW FROM FIFTH AIR FORCE, UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCE BOMBER OF THE PERIMETER OF THE AIRSTRIP. IN FOREGROUND, BULLETS FROM ATTACKING AIRCRAFT CAN BEEN SEEN STRIKIN
VUNAKANOU, NEW GUINEA. ? 1943-11. VIEW FROM FIFTH AIR FORCE, UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCE BOMBER, DISPERSED AIRCRAFT IN REVETMENT BAYS. IN PEACE TIME VUNAKANOU WAS A CIVIL AERODROME.
VUNAKANOU, NEW GUINEA. 1943-12-10. VIEW FROM FIFTH AIR FORCE, UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCE BOMBER, OF THE AIRSTRIP CONTROL TOWER, LEFT OF PHOTO TELEPHONE LINES LEADING TO THE CITY. "PARAFRAGS" CAN BE
VUNAKANOU, NEW GUINEA. 1943-10-24. VIEW FROM FIFTH AIR FORCE, UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCE BOMBER RUNNING DOWN THE STRIP AT ZERO ALTITUDE WITH THE WRECKAGE OF A RAAF BOMBER IN THE FOREGROUND.
Aerial view of the air base on the island of Guadalcanal, showing the Tenaru River and Fighter No 1 strip, which was frequently unusable in the wet season due to flooding. Many aircraft can be seen di
