070533 Accession Number: 070533

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Lieutenant W. E. Underwood, of Indianapolis, Indiana (left foreground) of the 54th United States Troop Carrier Group instructing Australian and American personnel in freight loading to ensure safe and fast delivery to the front line. The jeep is being loaded into a practice Douglas transport aircraft at Ward’s Drome (Wards Airfield), Port Moresby.

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Accession Number
070533
Photographer
Lieutenant Norman Bradford Stuckey
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c February 1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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