OG3362 Accession Number: OG3362

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WEWAK AREA, NORTH NEW GUINEA. 1945-01-20. FOUR BEAUFORT BOMBER AIRCRAFT OF NO. 100 SQUADRON RAAF IN FLIGHT HEAD DOWN THE NORTHERN COAST OF NEW GUINEA WITH BOMBS FOR JAPANESE INSTALLATIONS AT WEWAK. THEY ARE DOING CONSISTENTLY VALUABLE WORK, CO-OPERATING CLOSELY WITH AUSTRALIAN TROOPS IN EXTERMINATING JAPANESE GARRISON FORCES. AIRCRAFT IN THE FOREGROUND IS CODED QH-X, SERIAL NO. A9-626. THE AIRCRAFT AT EXTREME LEFT IS A9-557 AND IS NOW IN THE AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL'S COLLECTION.

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Accession Number
OG3362
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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