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Dutch New Guinea. Amphibious craft have been a feature of Allied landing operations in the South West Pacific area. The landing vehicle tracked (LVT), Water Buffalo, were used during the Biak landing. Men clamber down the side of a landing ship, tank (LST), using the scaling net, into an LVT armed with .50 calibre machine gun forward and a .30 calibre.
Dutch New Guinea. Approach of amphibious craft to an island in early morning. Amphibious craft have been a feature of Allied landing operations in the South West Pacific area. The landing vehicle trac
Dutch New Guinea. Amphibious craft leaving landing ship, tank (LST) have been a feature of Allied landing operations in the South West Pacific area. The landing vehicle tracked (LVT), Water Buffalo, w
Dutch New Guinea. Amphibious craft (DUKW) have been a feature of Allied landing operations in the South West Pacific area. The DUKWs were used during the Biak landing. Deck of landing ship, tank (LST)
US landing vehicle tracked (LVT), Water Buffalo, drawn up along the airstrip on Noemfoor Island, after its occupation by US troops.
Biak Island, Dutch New Guinea. An amphibious US tracked vehicle at Biak after the allied landing.
AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLE, LANDING VEHICLE TRACKED. SHOWS TROOP CARRYING BUFFALO UNDERWAY IN DEEP WATER. AMPHIBIOUS SHIP (APD) CAN BE SEEN IN THE BACKGROUND.
