P02874.255 Accession Number: P02874.255

Description

Los Negros, Admiralty Islands, New Guinea. April 1944. A Consolidated B24 Liberator aircraft taking off from Momote airfield in a north to south direction for a bombing raid on islands to the north of the Admiraltys. The photograph was taken looking in an easterly direction across the southern end of the runway and towards a 40mm Bofors anti-aircraft gun emplacement.

Details

Accession Number
P02874.255
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
April 1944
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession P02874.255

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