OG1426 Accession Number: OG1426

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NOEMFOOR ISLAND, DUTCH NEW GUINEA. C. 1944-07. THE EFFECT OF INTENSIVE ALLIED BOMBARDMENT WHICH PRECEDED THE ALLIED LANDING ON 1944-07-02 IS SHOWN BY THE BLASTED COCONUT TREES IN THE VIEW OF THE KAMIRI AIRSTRIP. IN THE FOREGROUND ARE FOXHOLES DUG BY US TROOPS AND RAAF MEN, WHILE LANDING SHIPS, TANK (LSTS) ARE UNLOADING RAAF EQUIPMENT IN THE BACKGROUND.

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Accession Number
OG1426
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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