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1944 WWII Aerial RESTRICTED Photos: Alexishafen, Papau Attack of B-24 Dec. ‘43

$ 10.02

Availability: 63 in stock
  • Condition: Used

    Description

    For bid is an original January 1944 composite photo of a bombing site at Papau, New Guinea in battles against the Empire of Japan in December 1943! Image on the left is annotated as follows: “6 guns - 27 Dec. 1943 / 2 guns Destroyed 28 Dec. 43 / 1 Position evacuated 4 Jan.44”. Photo on the right shows a B-25 bomber aircraft flying over islands and water. RESTRICTED photos. Bottom: “Strike ‘4’ on A/A Battery ALEXISHAFEN 7-JAN -44.”
    Great photo showing World War II battle updates in early 1944, in the Pacific field versus the Japanese. Photo in very good condition. Was in a file for decades...
    Photo has some minor indentations from age.
    1944 WWII Aerial Photos: Alexishafen, Papau Attack of B-24 Dec. ‘43.