OG2424 Accession Number: OG2424

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TERNATE ISLAND, HALMAHERA ISLANDS, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. 1945-04-11. AFTER SETTING JAPANESE SUPPLY DUMPS AND INSTALLATIONS ON FIRE, A FORMATION OF FOUR KITTYHAWK AIRCRAFT OF THE FIRST TACTICAL AIR FORCE, RAAF, IS SHOWN AS IT WAS CAUGHT BY A CAMERAMAN IN A RAAF CATALINA AS IT FLEW OVER THE TARGET AREA BEFORE RETURNING TO BASE. BELOW CAN BE SEEN THE SMOKE AND FLAMES FROM THE FIRES.

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Accession Number
OG2424
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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