096200 Accession Number: 096200

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WIRUI MISSION, WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-09-07. A 20MM JAPANESE ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN ESTABLISHED IN ITS WEAPON PIT. THE JAPANESE USED THIS GUN TO FIRE ON WEWAK AIRSTRIP.

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Accession Number
096200
Maker
Sergeant Ronald Walter Berg
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
7 September 1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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