BIAK ISLAND (THEN DUTCH) - NOW PART OF INDONESIA. 1944-07. UNIT NO 1 WIRELESS UNIT RAAF. JAPANESE ...

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Accession Number P00954.027
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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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.