P02048.002 Accession Number: P02048.002

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Port Moresby, New Guinea. 1943. An unidentified member of a RAAF Bomb Disposal Unit kneeling behind a 550 lb (250 kg) delay action bomb labelled "Bad luck Tojo", a message to the Japanese General. This unexploded bomb was retrieved from "Death Valley". (Donor M Young)

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Accession Number
P02048.002
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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