MALAHANG BEACH, LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-16. TROOPS OF FIRST ARMY DESTROYED SURPLUS AMMUNITION AT ...

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Accession Number 098567
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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MALAHANG BEACH, LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-10-16. TROOPS OF FIRST ARMY DESTROYED SURPLUS AMMUNITION AT MALAHANG BEACH. THEY ARE SHOWN EMPTYING CORDITE FROM CHARGE. THE WRECK OF THE JAPANESE VESSEL, MYOKO MARU, LIES IN BACKGROUND.