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1 Apr 1942

Australian New Guinea
  • The newly arrived US squadron in Port Moresby, Australian Papua, flying A-24 Banshee aircraft, launched its first attack on Japanese positions. The primary target was Lae on the northern coast of New Guinea, but due to cloud cover, the secondary target of Salamaua was attacked; the attack caused only minor damage. ww2dbase [New Guinea-Papua Campaign, Phase 2 | Salamaua | CPC]
13 Aug 1943

Photo(s) dated 13 Aug 1943
B-24 Liberator of the 43rd Bomb Group during a bombing run over the major Japanese base at Salamaua, Australian New Guinea, Aug 13, 1943.

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