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MADANG, NEW GUINEA, 1944-04-30. MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS DISPLAY BELTS OF JAPANESE .5 INCH MACHINE GUN AMMUNITION FOUND ON MADANG AIRFIELD. THE AMMUNITION FED THE GUNS OF JAPANESE ZERO AIRCRAFT. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- NX99280 CORPORAL FRANKHEISS (1); NX99294 SAPPER H. STAPLETON (2).
MADANG, NEW GUINEA, 1944-04-30. NX99294 SAPPER H. STAPLETON, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS (1), DISPLAYING BELTS OF JAPANESE .5 INCH AMMUNITION FOUND AT MADANG AIRFIELD. A STINSON AIRCRAFT CAN BE SEEN IN
MADANG, NEW GUINEA, 1944-04-30. RAN SAILORS PIPING VALUABLE HIGH OCTANE AVIATION SPIRIT ABANDONED BY THE JAPANESE AT MADANG AIRFIELD INTO HMA MOTOR LAUNCH 424. THE PETROL HAS BEEN FOUND SUITABLE FOR U
DARWIN, N.T. 1942. ARMAMENT PERSONNEL OF NO. 77 SQUADRON RAAF LOADING BELTS OF .5 INCH AMMUNITION INTO M2 BROWNING MACHINE GUNS OF A CURTISS P-40E KITTYHAWK FIGHTER AIRCRAFT WITH WHICH THE SQUADRON WA
Three armourers of No 3 Squadron RAAF re-arming a Curtiss P40E Kittyhawk with 50 calibre machine gun ammunition. The ammunition belts are being fed into the ammunition bins in the wing. (Donor F. Sain
MADANG, NEW GUINEA, 1944-04-30. NX99280 CORPORAL FRANKHEISS, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ENGINEERS USES A BULLDOZER TO CLEAR THE MADANG AIRFIELD. A STINSON AIRCRAFT IS SEEN AT THE BACKGROUND.
MADANG, NEW GUINEA, 1944-04-30. AUSTRALIAN TROOPS LOAD HIGH OCTANE AVIATION SPIRIT ABANDONED BY THE JAPANESE IN DUMPS AT MADANG AIRFIELD. THE PETROL WAS FOUND SUITABLE FOR THE MOTORS IN HMA MOTOR LAUN
