157348
Photograph 157348 Second World War, 1939-1945ALEXISHAFEN, NEW GUINEA, 1943-08-29. A B25 MITCHELL AIRCRAFT OF NO 405 SQUADRON, USAAF, JETTISONS ITS REMAINING BOMBS AFTER COMPLETING AN ATTACK ON A JAPANESE AIRFIELD.
P02257.089 Accession Number: P02257.089
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Wewak, New Guinea, 1943-09-02. Aerial photograph, taken from an altitude of one hundred feet, of a North American B25 Mitchell bomber aircraft of No. 405 Squadron, No. 38 Battle Group, United States Army Air Force (USAAF) attacking a Japanese freighter and two smaller vessels beside it. Widening circles of turbulent white water behind the large ship mark the spots where the Mitchell's bombs have landed. (Donor J. Wheatley) (Compare image P1740.001)
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P02257.089
Photographer
Allen Griffiths
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Photograph
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Colour: Black & white
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Whole
Item Count
1
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Copyright expired - public domain
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