015708 Accession Number: 015708

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ALLIED PARATROOPS INVADE THE MARKHAM VALLEY. GENERAL MACARTHUR WATCHES AN AMERICAN PARATROOPER HAVE HIS EQUIPMENT ADJUSTED BEFORE JOINING ONE OF THE GIANT TRANSPORT PLANES WHICH TOOK THE ALLIED PARATROOPERS TO THE MARKHAM VALLEY. GENERAL MACARTHUR IN A FLYING FORTRESS LED THE AERIAL ARMADA.

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Accession Number
015708
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
15 September 1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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