P00954.027 Accession Number: P00954.027

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BIAK ISLAND (THEN DUTCH) - NOW PART OF INDONESIA. 1944-07. UNIT NO 1 WIRELESS UNIT RAAF. JAPANESE KANA WIRELESS INTERCEPT OPERATOR LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN A. JACK BROWN STANDING IN FRONT OF JAPANESE LOOK-OUT TOWER AT BIAK PERIMETER. NOTE LOOK-OUT POLES TIED WITH ROPE AND LOOK-OUT BLENDING WITH UNDERGROWTH.

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P00954.027
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
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Colour: Black & white
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Whole
Item Count
1
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Copyright expired - public domain

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