OG0229 Accession Number: OG0229

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MILNE BAY, PAPUA. 1943-11-14. TIRED BEAUFORT BOMBER CREWS OF NO. 6 SQUADRON RAAF WAITING THEIR TURN FOR INTERROGATION AFTER TAKING PART IN THE LARGEST ALL RAAF RAID ON RABAUL ON SUNDAY NIGHT. THE RAID, DIRECTED MAINLY AGAINST SHIPPING IN THE HARBOUR, WAS MADE IN THE FACE OF INTENSE ANTI-AIRCRAFT FIRE AND NUMEROUS SEARCHLIGHTS.

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Accession Number
OG0229
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Photograph
Object Type
Negative
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Colour: Black & white
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Whole
Item Count
1
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