The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Alexishafen, New Guinea. 2 May 1944. View from a motor launch that, along with two others, is making a sweep of the coast north of Alexishafen investigating positions thought to be Japanese gun positions. The photograph shows machine gun fire from the launches landing on a group of huts and gun positions.
Alexishafen, New Guinea. 2 May 1944. View from a motor launch (MLs) that, with two others, is making a sweep of the coast north of Alexishafen investigating positions thought to be Japanese gun positi
Alexishafen, New Guinea. 2 May 1944. View from a motor launch (MLs) that, with two others, is making a sweep of the coast north of Alexishafen investigating positions thought to be Japanese gun positi
Alexishafen, New Guinea. 2 May 1944. The 2-pounder gun (right) on a motor launch in action against Japanese gun positions on the coast north of Alexishafen. Three Motor Launches (MLs) made a sweep of
Alexishafen, New Guinea. 2 May 1944. A soldier mans a .50 Browning machine gun on one of the three Motor Launches (MLs) that fired on Japanese hutments and gun positions on the shore during a sweep of
Alexishafen, New Guinea. 2 May 1944. Two soldiers train their rifles on a distant target. Three motor launches (MLs) were used to investigate positions north of Alexishafen thought to be occupied by t
ALEXISHAFEN, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-30. TROOPS OF THE 8TH INFANTRY BRIGADE DISEMBARKING FROM HMA MOTOR LAUNCH 816 TO THE NORTH SHORE OF THE HARBOUR PRIOR TO MOVEMENT ALONG THE COAST.
