| Accession Number | 017256 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Fitzpatrick, Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim) |
| Place made | Netherlands East Indies: Dutch New Guinea |
| Date made | 9 June 1944 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Dutch New Guinea. Amphibious craft have been a feature of Allied landing operations in the South ...
Description
Dutch New Guinea. Amphibious craft have been a feature of Allied landing operations in the South West Pacific area. The landing vehicle tracked (LVT), Water Buffalo, were used during the Biak landing. Men clamber down the side of a landing ship, tank (LST), using the scaling net, into an LVT armed with .50 calibre machine gun forward and a .30 calibre.