150513 Accession Number: 150513

Description

Port Moresby, New Guinea. August 1942. Damage to an Allied aircraft inflicted by Japanese bombers during a raid on an Allied airfield used for transporting supplies to the armed forces from the Australian mainland.

Details

Accession Number
150513
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c August 1942
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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