Accession Number | P02424.154 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Film copy negative |
Maker |
Watson, Alan O |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Kumusi River, Papua, c. 1942-12-28. Aerial view from the window of a United States Army Air Force ...
Description
Kumusi River, Papua, c. 1942-12-28. Aerial view from the window of a United States Army Air Force (USAAF) Douglas C47 aircraft of the Kumusi River snaking its way through jungle-covered terrain. The aircraft is transporting members of the 2/4th Field Ambulance from Popondetta to Port Moresby after the unit's four-month campaign along the Kokoda Trail. The flight back to Port Moresby took a mere 35 minutes.