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SIMPSON HARBOUR, NEW GUINEA. 1943-11-02. SMOKE RISES INTO THE AIR AFTER A DIRECT HIT IS SCORED ON A JAPANESE TROOPSHIP AND CARGO VESSEL TIED TOGETHER. ANOTHER STRING OF RAAF BOMBS CAN BE SEEN EXPLODING IN THE FOREGROUND. "PARAFRAGS" CAN BE SEEN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PHOTO ABOUT TO EXPLODE ALONGSIDE A SHIP.
RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1943-11-02. ALLIED BOMBING ATTACK ON ENEMY SHIPPING IN SIMPSON HARBOUR. A NEAR MISS AND A DIRECT HIT ON A CARGO STEAMER CAN BE SEEN IN THE FOREGROUND. THE SMALL SHIP IN THE BACKGR
HOLLANDIA, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-03. BOSTON AIRCRAFT ATTACKING VILLAGE IN HUMBOLDT BAY. A20 WITH BOMB BAYS STILL OPEN AFTER DROPPING A STRING OF BOMBS ON BARGES IN THE HARBOUR. ANOTHER STRING OF BOMBS C
SORONG, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04. TWO NEAR MISSES AND A DIRECT HIT FROM A STRING OF BOMBS DURING AN ATTACK ON JAPANESE SHIPPING BY B25 BOMBER AIRCRAFT OF FIFTH AIR FORCE, UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCE. FLAS
HANSA BAY, NEW GUINEA. 1943-08-28. SECOND OF A SERIES OF FIVE GRAPHIC PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN FROM A RAAF PLANE DURING THE BOMBING OF A JAPANESE SUPPLY CRAFT, ILLUSTRATING THE CONSEQUENCES OF FOLLOWING A BO
Fiume, Yugoslavia. c. 1944. One of the RAF Baltimore aircraft over the harbour during the air attack. Bombs can be seen exploding on the port rail facilities and in the water nearby. South African Air
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
