P02257.087 Accession Number: P02257.087

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Kairiru Island, New Guinea, 1945-06-18. Aerial view, taken at an altitude of 200 feet from the rear gun position on the side of a United States Army Air Force (USAAF) Consolidated B-24 Liberator, showing a steep jungle-covered hill rising from a sandy beach on the island's shore. Some huts are standing among trees along the shoreline. The aircraft is on a reconnaissance mission to Kairiru Island from No. 163 Crew Replacement and Training Center USAAF at Nadzab airfield. The island was still in Japanese hands at this time.

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Accession Number
P02257.087
Photographer
Allen Griffiths
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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