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MADANG, NEW GUINEA. 1944-05-18. SIGNALMAN C. MCMANUS RE-LOADING A .50 CALIBRE BROWNING M2 MACHINE GUN ABOARD HMA MOTOR LAUNCH 431. THE EMPTY SHELL CASES AT THE FOREGROUND WERE EXPENDED DURING THE PRE- INVASION BOMBARDMENT OF KARKAR ISLAND.
KARKAR ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1944-05-18. MEMBERS OF THE CREW ABOARD HMA MOTOR LAUNCH 431 DISPLAYING A CAPTURED JAPANESE MARINE FLAG. THEY ARE GATHERED AT THE STERN OF THE VESSEL AROUND EMPTY AMMUNITION
KARKAR ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1944-05-18. ABLE SEAMAN C.L. GLEDHILL, RAN, SWEEPING SHELL CASES DOWN THE DECK OF ONE OF HMA MOTOR LAUNCHES AFTER THE PRE- INVASION BOMBARDMENT OF JAPANESE POSITIONS ON THE
KARKAR ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1944-05-18. ABLE SEAMAN A LEECH (1), USES A BUCKET FILLED WITH SEA WATER TO COOL THE BARREL OF A 2 POUNDER GUN ABOARD HMA MOTOR LAUNCH 431. HMA MOTOR LAUNCHES HAVE BEEN ENGA
C.1944. ELEVATED STARBOARD BOW VIEW OF HMA HARBOUR DEFENCE MOTOR LAUNCH HDML1343. NOTE THE AMERICAN TWIN M2 BROWNING .50 INCH MACHINE GUNS FORWARD AND THE 20 MM OERLIKON AA GUN AFT. (NAVAL HISTORICAL
C.1944. AERIAL VIEW OF HMA HARBOUR DEFENCE MOTOR LAUNCH HDML1343 SHOWING HER DECK LAYOUT. NOTE THE AMERICAN TWIN M2 BROWNING .50 INCH MACHINE GUNS FORWARD AND THE 20 MM OERLIKON AA GUN AFT. (NAVAL HIS
KARKAR ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. 1944-05-18. LOOKING AFT FROM THE BRIDGE OF HMA MOTOR LAUNCH 806 TOWARDS A SECOND MOTOR LAUNCH WITH THE ISLAND AT THE EXTREME RIGHT. THE OERLIKONS IN THE FOREGROUND HAVE BEEN
