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AIRBORNE NEAR LINDENHAFEN, NEW BRITAIN. 1944-01-17. BEAUFORT BOMBER AIRCRAFT OF NOS. 6, 8 AND 100 SQUADRONS RAAF TOOK PART IN A MASSED DAYLIGHT RAID ON AN ENEMY CAMP AND DUMP AREA ON THE AMGEN RIVER NEAR LINDENHAFEN, NEW BRITAIN. FIRES STARTED BY THE BOMBING CAN BE SEEN IN THE CENTRE OF THE PICTURE. AIRCRAFT LATER OVER THE TARGET REPORTED LARGE VOLUMES OF SMOKE FROM THESE FIRES, WHICH IN THIS PICTURE ARE JUST BEGINNING. AMGEN RIVER, NEAR THE TARGET AREA, IS VISIBLE ON THE RIGHT.
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