016898 Accession Number: 016898

Description

Gasmata, New Britain. Wreckage of a Japanese twin-engine Mitsubishi bomber aircraft, Allied Code name Betty, lies in a water-filled bomb crater, evidence of Allied air attacks at Gasmata before the base was occupied by Allied troops.

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Accession Number
016898
Photographer
R J Edwards
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
12 April 1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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