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LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-11-20. THE FORMER GUINEA AIRWAYS HANGAR. IT WAS BADLY DAMAGED BUT WITHSTOOD BOMBING BY THE JAPANESE AND LATER BY THE ALLIES BEFORE THE RECAPTURE OF LAE. IT WAS USED BY THE JAPANESE AS A BULK SUPPLY DEPOT AND BY THE AMERICANS FOR A SHORT TIME AS A RATION STORE. IT IS NOW USED BY 33 SQUADRON, RAAF.
LAE, NEW GUINEA, 1945-11-26. THE GUINEA AIRWAYS "STIFF-LEG" CRANE. IT IS NO LONGER USED BUT WAS STILL SERVICEABLE WHEN AUSTRALIAN AND AMERICAN FORCES ENTERED LAE. THE AREA IS NOW OCCUPIED BY 33 SQUADR
LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-11-26. THE GUINEA AIRWAYS OLD STEAM CRANE. IT WAS WRECKED BY THE NEW GUINEA VOLUNTEER RIFLES BEFORE THE EVACUATION OF LAE. 33 SQUADRON, RAAF, NOW OCCUPY THE AREA.
LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944-03-23. HEADQUARTERS BASE OPERATIONS AT LAE AIRSTRIP, WITHIN THE HEADQUARTERS, LAE BASE SUB-AREA IS IN A RE-BUILT HANGAR WHICH WAS BADLY DAMAGED BY THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE
LAE, NEW GUINEA, 1945-11-26. THIS BUILDING, FORMERLY USED BY GUINEA AIRWAYS, IS NEAR THE AERODROME. ITS HEAVY STEEL FRAME SAVED IT FROM EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. IT HOUSES THE MOBILE OVERHEAD HOIST. THE AREA
LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-11-20. THE ICEWORKS, FORMERLY THE BURNS PHILP'S FREEZERS, WHICH HAVE BEEN USED SINCE THE OUTBREAK OF WAR BY AUSTRALIANS, JAPANESE, AMERICANS AND AGAIN BY AUSTRALIANS. IT SURVIVED
LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-11-26. A NATIVE SCHOOL FORMERLY OPERATED BY THE LUTHERAN MISSION SOCIETY. IT WAS USED BY THE JAPANESE AS PART OF THEIR HOSPITAL. AFTER THE RECAPTURE OF LAE IT WAS USED BY THE AUS
