014568 Accession Number: 014568

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JAPANESES RAID ON DARWIN. SPITFIRES MANNED BY THE RAAF AND R.A.F. WENT INTO ACTION FOR THE SECOND TIME IN AUSTRALIA WHEN 49 JAP BOMBERS AND FIGHTERS RAIDED DARWIN. AT LEAST 14 WERE SHOT OUT OF ACTION. THE PHOTO SHOWS SOLDIERS CLEARING UP DEBRIS FROM A SMALL SHED DAMAGED BY BLAST. (NEGATIVE BY H. TURNER).

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014568
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Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
2 April 1943
Place Made
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Whole
Item Count
1
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Copyright expired - public domain

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