[Photo] Royal Australian Navy personnel examining the hulls and pieces of the Japanese Type A midget submarines recovered from Sydney Harbor after the 31 May 1942 raid.

Royal Australian Navy personnel examining the hulls and pieces of the Japanese Type A midget submarines recovered from Sydney Harbor after the 31 May 1942 raid.

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Royal Australian Navy personnel examining the hulls and pieces of the Japanese Type A midget submarines recovered from Sydney Harbor after the 31 May 1942 raid. ww2dbase

WW2-Era Location Name

Sydney, Australia

Date

Jun 1942

Photographer

Unknown

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ww2dbaseRoyal Australian Navy

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Identification Code

H98.104-898

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