RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1943-11-02. ALLIED BOMBING ATTACK ON ENEMY SHIPPING IN SIMPSON HARBOUR. A ...

Places	Oceania: Pacific Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain Oceania: Pacific Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Gazelle Peninsula, Rabaul Area, Rabaul Oceania: Pacific Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Gazelle Peninsula, Rabaul Area, Rabaul, Simpson Harbour
Accession Number	127616
Collection type	Photograph
Object type	Black & white
Physical description	Black & white
Conflict	Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright	Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain

Description

RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1943-11-02. ALLIED BOMBING ATTACK ON ENEMY SHIPPING IN SIMPSON HARBOUR. A NEAR MISS AND A DIRECT HIT ON A CARGO STEAMER CAN BE SEEN IN THE FOREGROUND. THE SMALL SHIP IN THE BACKGROUND HAD BEEN SUNK DURING AN EARLIER ATTACK.