Wrecked Japanese airplanes at an airfield, Lae, 1943
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
Description:
Photograph. Several wrecked Japanese airplanes at airfield. Official caption on front: "Wrecked Jap planes on Lae, New Guinea airfield. US Navy Photo 127-8." Lae, New Guinea. 1943
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1943-04-
1943-09-
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This collection consists of approximately 1700 official military photographs that were reproduced by the Official Photos Company of Hollywood. Referred to as The War's Greatest Photographs, many of these photographs have been featured in magazines and books and many of the originals can be found in the United States National Archives and Records Administration. The images feature every theater and branch of the military in various campaigns and battles throughout World War II.
Geography:
Lae
Latitude:
-6.750
Longitude:
147.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Airplanes--Japanese--New Guinea
World War, 1939-1945--Destruction and pillage--New Guinea
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--New Guinea