013168
Photograph 013168 Second World War, 1939-1945Port Moresby (?) New Guinea. A group of United States Army Air Force (USAAF) pilots and their RAAF co-pilots standing under the wing of a C-110 (DC-5) transport aircraft.
013169 Accession Number: 013169
Description
A United States Army Air Force (USAAF) C-110 (DC-5) (VHCXA) transport aircraft used to carry supplies from Australia to New Guinea. Four DC-5's were purchased by the Netherlands and all four were used to evacuate civilians from Java to Australia in 1942. One was damaged at Kemajoran airport, Batavia, on 9 February 1942, and was captured by the Japanese and later test flown at Tachikawa air force base. The surviving three aircraft were operated by the Allied Directorate of Air Transport and were given the USAAF designation of C-110.
Details
Accession Number
013169
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Support: Nitrate
Measurement
Overall: 3 3/16 in x 4 1/8 in
Image: 3 in x 4 in
Image: 3 in x 4 in
Date Made
3 September 1942
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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