The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
New Britain. Perfect co-operation between air, sea and land forces was a feature of the landing at Arawe which was perfectly planned and admirably executed. The Allied air arm pounded Japanese positions for days prior to the assault and gave 'cover' throughout the operation. A Liberator aircraft is returning from its mission of bombing Japanese positions on the island and passes over a landing craft. The number on the landing craft has been whited out by the censor.
New Britain. Perfect co-operation between air, sea and land forces was a feature of the landing at Arawe which was perfectly planned and admirably executed. The Allied air arm pounded Japanese positio
New Britain. Landing craft approach the inhospitable shores near Arawe, where American troops forced a landing at dawn in one of the most daring amphibious assaults yet undertaken in this area. Comple
Toko, Bougainville. 28 March 1945. A Matilda tank named Bastian being driven ashore from an American operated landing craft tank during the landing of portion of B Squadron, 2/4th Armoured Regiment in
New Britain. As Allied landing craft approach the southern coast near Arawe at dawn, American troops scan the shores in an endeavour to locate enemy strongpoints. Our air assaults against enemy positi
New Britain. US troops disembark from landing barges in the early hours of the morning, in one of the most daring assaults yet undertaken in the Pacific, on the southern coast near Arawe. Japanese def
Toko, Bougainville. 28 March 1945. Members of B Squadron, 2/4th Armoured Regiment riding ashore on a Matilda tank, during their landing from an American operated landing craft, tank (LCT) in the Toko
