Place | Oceania: Pacific Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain |
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Accession Number | OG0111 |
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white |
Physical description | Black & white |
Maker |
Harrison, John Thomas |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
OFF NEW BRITAIN ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. C. 1943-10. SMOKE POURING FROM A BURNING BARGE AFTER IT HAD ...
Description
OFF NEW BRITAIN ISLAND, NEW GUINEA. C. 1943-10. SMOKE POURING FROM A BURNING BARGE AFTER IT HAD BEEN STRAFED BY BEAUFIGHTER AIRCRAFT OF NO. 30 SQUADRON RAAF IN A SWEEP ALONG THE NORTH COAST OF NEW BRITAIN. NINE BARGES CARRYING PETROL AND STORES WERE ATTACKED AND ALL DESTROYED.