014051 Accession Number: 014051

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USE OF TRANSPORT PLANES IN NEW GUINEA ENABLES SPEEDY EVACUATION OF WOUNDED FROM FORWARD AREAS TO THE BASE. COMPARED WITH THEIR TREK ACROSS THE OWEN STANLEYS, WHICH TOOK DAYS, THE WOUNDED HAVE BEEN FLOWN BACK IN ALMOST AS MANY MINUTES. STRETCHER CASES BEING TRANSFERRED FROM A LARGE TRANSPORT PLANE, JUST ARRIVED FROM THE FRONT LINES TO A WAITING AMBULANCE. (NEGATIVE BY BOTTOMLEY).

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Accession Number
014051
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Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
11 January 1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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