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BUT AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-02-26. AN AUSTRALIAN ARMY MAJOR AND MILITARY OBSERVER ABOARD THE RAN VESSEL HMAS SWAN SEARCHING OUT THE TARGET AREA DURING A BOMBARDMENT OF THE JAPANESE POSITIONS IN THE BUT- KUAK AREA BETWEEN AITAPE AND WEWAK. ON HIS LEFT IS THE RAN LIAISON OFFICER ATTACHED TO THE 6TH DIVISION, LIEUTENANT K.J. TONKING, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY VOLUNTEER RESERVE (RANVR).
BUT AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-02-26. LIEUTENANT W.J. DOVERS, RAN, SKIPPER OF THE HMAS "SWAN" SEARCHING THE TARGET AREA DURING THE BOMBARDMENT OF THE JAPANESE POSITIONS IN THE BUT- KUAK AREA BETWEEN AITAP
BUT AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-02-26. A SECTION OF THE COASTLINE IN THE BUT- KUAK AREA BETWEEN AITAPE AND WEWAK DURING A BOMBARDMENT OF THE JAPANESE POSITIONS BY THE RAN VESSEL HMAS SWAN.
BUT AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-02-26. OBSERVATION OFFICERS OF THE 4TH TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE UNIT, 6TH DIVISION, WATCHING THE BOMBARDMENT BY THE RAN VESSEL HMAS SWAN ON THE JAPANESE POSITIONS IN THE BUT-
BUT AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-02-26. THE FIRST LIEUTENANT OF THE RAN VESSEL HMAS SWAN TAKING A BEARING OVER THE PELORUS DURING A RAN BOMBARDMENT OF THE JAPANESE POSITIONS IN THE BUT- KUAK AREA BETWEEN AI
BUT AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-02-26. LIEUTENANT W.J. DOVERS RAN, SKIPPER OF HMAS SWAN TAKING A SIGHT OVER THE PELORUS FROM THE BRIDGE DURING A RAN BOMBARDMENT OF THE JAPANESE POSITIONS IN THE BUT- KUAK A
BUT AREA, NEW GUINEA. 1945-02-26. OBSERVATION OFFICES OF THE 4TH TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE UNIT, 6TH DIVISION, AND MEMBERS OF THE RAN GUN CREWS WATCH THE COASTLINE AS HMAS SWAN PROCEEDS TO THE TARGET AR
