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MOROTAI. 1945-04-13. THE FISHING BOAT USED BY MEMBERS OF B COMPANY, 2/2/ PIONEER BATTALION. IT IS MADE FROM THREE FIGHTER AIRCRAFT BELLY TANKS AND THE AVERAGE DAILY CATCH IS ABOUT 200LBS. ON THIS TRIP SUFFICIENT KINGFISH WERE CAUGHT TO FEED 400 TROOPS.
Morotai. 1945-04-13. Men of B Company, 2/2 Pioneer Battalion, preparing fishing net and boat made of three Jettisoned Fighter Aircraft Belly tanks, for a day's fishing near their Sabatai River Camp. I
BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-04-13. MEMBERS OF HEADQUARTERS 3 DIVISION EXAMINE A ROYAL NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE CORSAIR FIGHTER AIRCRAFT WHICH CAUGHT FIRE AFTER A BELLY LANDING AT PIVA AIRSTRIP. THE PILOT JUMPED C
Three young men returning from a day's fishing pass by Thmar Puok police headquarters in Banteay Meanchey Province. The men on each end are holding nets which they used to catch the fish to feed their
Emmerich, Germany. 1945-03-19. Typhoon fighter aircraft of RAF 2nd Tactical Air Force made a precision attack on a German repair depot twelve miles north of Emmerich where it is believed were 500 vehi
An Italian tank mine being made useless by SX869 Sapper (later Corporal) Gordon Lindsay Hantken of the 2/3 Field Company, Royal Australian Engineers, 9th Division. Known as MK B II, it was commonly us
A PIECE OF JAPANESE FLYING EQUIPMENT KNOWN AS THE "BELLY TANK". THIS TANK IS USED ON THE ZERO FIGHTERS. IT IS MADE OF PLY WOOD AND HOLDS ABOUT 70 GALLONS OF PETROL. THE MOUNTING ON TOP OF THE TANK IN
