B-24 Liberator bomber raiding the Japanese airfields at Cape Gloucester, New Britain in preparation of the American invasion, Oct 1943

Caption     B-24 Liberator bomber raiding the Japanese airfields at Cape Gloucester, New Britain in preparation of the American invasion, Oct 1943 ww2dbase
Photographer    Unknown
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Army Air Force
Identification Code   26250AC
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Photo Size 3,724 x 2,758 pixels
Photos at Same Place New Britain, Australian New Guinea
Added By C. Peter Chen
Licensing  Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government".

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WW2-Era Place Name New Britain, Australian New Guinea
Lat/Long -5.4448, 148.4182
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