127632
Photograph 127632 Second World War, 1939-1945WEWAK, NEW GUINEA. 1944. ATTACK BY B25 BOMBER AIRCRAFT OF FIFTH AIR FORCE, UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCE ON JAPANESE SHIPPING IN THE HARBOUR. A STRING OF BOMBS HAS JUST MADE A DIRECT HIT.
127640 Accession Number: 127640
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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. FLASH OF ACK ACK GUN CAN BE SEEN IN THE DISTANCE.
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127640
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