013754/08 Accession Number: 013754/08

Description

NEW GUINEA. GONA. ALLIED PLANES BOMB JAPANESE POSITIONS IN THE BUSH NEAR GONA. BOMBS WERE RELEASED WHILE THE PLANES WERE STILL A FEW HUNDRED YARDS BEHIND THE AUSTRALIAN FRONT LINES. BOMBS SCREAMED ACROSS AUSTRALIAN POSITIONS INTO THE JAPANESE HELD STRONG- POSTS.

Details

Accession Number
013754/08
Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 35mm
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
8 December 1942
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

Conflicts

Places

Tags

Accession 013754/08

More like this

013754/15

Photograph 013754/15 Second World War, 1939-1945

NEW GUINEA. GONA. ALLIED PLANES BOMB JAPANESE POSITIONS IN THE BUSH NEAR GONA. BOMBS WERE RELEASED WHILE THE PLANES WERE STILL A FEW HUNDRED YARDS BEHIND THE AUSTRALIAN FRONT LINES. BOMBS SCREAMED ACR

013817/01

Photograph 013817/01 Second World War, 1939-1945

PAPUA - GONA. ALLIED PLANES BOMB JAPANESE POSITIONS. PICTURE SHOWS BOMB BURST IN FRINGE OF BUSH SURROUNDING GONA.

013817/06

Photograph 013817/06 Second World War, 1939-1945

PAPUA - GONA. ALLIED PLANES BOMB JAPANESE POSITIONS. PICTURE SHOWS BOMB BURST IN FRINGE OF BUSH SURROUNDING GONA. (NEGATIVE BY G. SILK).

013817/02

Photograph 013817/02 Second World War, 1939-1945

A bomb bursts in the fringe of bush surrounding Gona as Allied aircraft attack Japanese positions in the area.

013817/04

Photograph 013817/04 Second World War, 1939-1945

A bomb bursts in the fringe of bush surrounding Gona as Allied aircraft attack Japanese positions in the area.

013817/09

Photograph 013817/09 Second World War, 1939-1945

GONA, PAPUA. ALLIED PLANES BOMB JAPANESE POSITIONS. ALLIED PLANE WHICH BLEW TO PIECES IN MID-AIR. TAIL AND FIN PORTIONS CAN BE SEEN FLOATING DOWN AMIDST THE WRECKAGE.

See more similar items →

Record information

Last modified: 1 May 2023 - 1.51 am