025622
Photograph 025622 Second World War, 1939-1945PORT MORESBY, PAPUA. 1942-07. AN A.I.F. ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN CREW LEAP TO POSITIONS IN NEW GUINEA AS THE SPOTTER GIVES THE ALARM THAT JAPANESE PLANES ARE APPROACHING.
025623 Accession Number: 025623
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PORT MORESBY, 1942-07. FOLLOWING AN ALARM THAT JAPANESE PLANES WERE IN THE VICINITY, THIS AUSTRALIAN ANTI-AIRCRAFT CREW IN NEW GUINEA WAS PHOTOGRAPHED JUST AFTER REACHING ACTION STATIONS AND WHILE THEY WERE WAITING FOR THE ENEMY PLANES TO APPEAR.
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025623
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