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Rapopo Airstrip, New Britain. A Japanese tank crew bringing a type 95 Ha-Go light tank out of the lines to hand over to Australian crews of 2/4 Armoured Regiment. A total of over 40 Japanese medium and light tanks were handed over. Japanese drivers drove the tanks back to Rabaul, with Australians as crew commanders.
RAPOPO AIRSTRIP, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-28. AUSTRALIAN CREW COMMANDERS OF 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT IN THE TURRETS OF JAPANESE TYPE 95 HA-GO LIGHT TANKS WHICH HAVE BEEN HANDED OVER AT THE AIRSTRIP. A TOTAL
RAPOPO AIRSTRIP, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-28. A JAPANESE TANK CREW BRINGING A TYPE 97 CHI-HA MEDIUM TANK OUT OF THE LINES TO HAND OVER TO AUSTRALIAN CREWS OF 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT. A TOTAL OF OVER 40 JAPA
RAPOPO AIRSTRIP, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-28. JAPANESE TANK CREWS IN FRONT OF A LINE OF TANKS AT THE AIRSTRIP WHICH ARE BEING HANDED OVER TO AUSTRALIAN CREWS OF 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT. A TOTAL OF OVER 40 J
RAPOPO AIRSTRIP, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-28. AUSTRALIAN TANK CREWS OF 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT MARCH ON TO THE AIRSTRIP TO TAKE OVER TANKS SURRENDERED BY THE JAPANESE. A TOTAL OF OVER 40 JAPANESE MEDIUM AND
RAPOPO AIRSTRIP, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-28. AUSTRALIAN TANK CREWS OF 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT ON PARADE AT THE AIRSTRIP BEFORE THE TAKE OVER OF TANKS SURRENDERED BY THE JAPANESE AT THE AIRSTRIP. A TOTAL OF
RAPOPO AIRSTRIP, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-28. AUSTRALIAN ARMOURED OFFICERS AND JAPANESE OFFICERS CONFER ON DETAILS OF THE CHANGE OVER AT THE AIRSTRIP AS AUSTRALIAN TANK CREWS OF 2/4 ARMOURED REGIMENT AWAI
