The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
NEAR RURI BAY, NORTHERN BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1945-03-04. THREE JAPANESE TANKS INTENDED BY THE ENEMY FOR USE AS A SURPRISE WEAPON AGAINST AUSTRALIAN TROOPS FIGHTING IN THE NORTHERN SECTOR OF BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND WERE BOMBED AND STRAFED BY AIRCRAFT OF THE RAAF AND ROYAL NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE. ONE WAS DESTROYED AND THE OTHER TWO SO BADLY DAMAGED THAT THEY MAY BE INCAPABLE OF FURTHER FIGHTING. THE USE OF TANKS BY THE ENEMY IS A NEW DEVELOPMENT. SPOTTED BY AUSTRALIAN BOOMERANG AIRCRAFT OF NO. 5 (TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE) SQUADRON RAAF THEY WERE BOMBED BY NEW ZEALAND CORSAIR AIRCRAFT USING 1000LB "DAISY CUTTER" BOMBS. THE JUNGLE ROUND THIS TANK HAS BEEN CLEARED BY THE HEAVY BOMBING FROM THE CORSAIR'S "DAISY CUTTERS".
NEAR RURI BAY, NORTHERN BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1945-03-04. THREE JAPANESE TANKS INTENDED BY THE ENEMY FOR USE AS A SURPRISE WEAPON AGAINST AUSTRALIAN TROOPS FIGHTING IN THE NORTHERN SEC
NEAR RURI BAY, NORTHERN BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1945-03-04. THREE JAPANESE TANKS INTENDED BY THE ENEMY FOR USE AS A SURPRISE WEAPON AGAINST AUSTRALIAN TROOPS FIGHTING IN THE NORTHERN SEC
NEAR RURI BAY, NORTHERN BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1945-03-04. THREE JAPANESE TANKS INTENDED BY THE ENEMY FOR USE AS A SURPRISE WEAPON AGAINST AUSTRALIAN TROOPS FIGHTING IN THE NORTHERN SEC
VIVIGANI, GOODENOUGH ISLAND, PAPUA. WARRANT OFFICER (WO) ALEX ROSS, MONT ALBERT, VIC (IN TOPEE, LEFT) FITS "SCREAMERS" TO THE TAIL OF A 2000LB DAISY-CUTTER BEFORE THE HEAVY AIR RAID BY AIRCRAFT OF NO.
VIVIGANI, GOODENOUGH ISLAND, PAPUA. 1943-11-17. WARRANT OFFICER (WO) ALEX ROSS, MONT ALBERT, VIC (IN TOPEE, LEFT) FITS "SCREAMERS" TO THE TAIL OF A 2000LB DAISY-CUTTER BEFORE THE HEAVY AIR RAID BY AIR
The damage from a 'Daisy Cutter' bomb to the accommodation quarters for the Mission Church (foreground). This photograph relates to the service of NX133764 (N42139) Bombardier Leslie McLeod Sargeson,
