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. Mitchell medium bomber aircraft flying in formation heavily bombed and strafed Japanese positions on the island inflicting heavy casualties on the defenders before the first wave of the American assault troops went ashore. A gunner stands ready while his mate acts as observer.
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
WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-06-27. TROOPS OF 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION ADVANCING UP THE SIDE OF THE FEATURE, THE FINAL ASSAULT ON HEAVILY DEFENDED JAPANESE POSITIONS ON MOUNT SHIBURANGU.
WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-06-27. TROOPS OF 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION ADVANCING UP THE SIDE OF THE FEATURE DURING THE FINAL ASSAULT ON HEAVILY DEFENDED JAPANESE POSITIONS ON MOUNT SHIBURANGU.
WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-06-27. PTE W.R. BASSULA, 2/8 INFANTRY BATTALION, EXAMINING A FOX HOLE AS THE UNIT ADVANCES UP THE SIDE OF THE FEATURE DURING THE FINAL ASSAULT ON HEAVILY DEFENDED JAPANESE
JESSELTON, NORTH BORNEO 1945-10-08. THE REMAINS OF A COCONUT PLANTATION USED AS A PETROL AND PARTS DUMP BY THE JAPANESE AND HEAVILY BOMBED AND STRAFED BY ALLIED PLANES. (PHOTOGRAPHER SGT F. A. C. BURK
JESSELTON, NORTH BORNEO 1945-10-08. THE REMAINS OF A COCONUT PLANTATION USED AS A PETROL AND PARTS DUMP BY THE JAPANESE AND HEAVILY BOMBED AND STRAFED BY ALLIED PLANES. (PHOTOGRAPHER SGT F. A. C. BURK
