| Caption | B-17F Fortress “Talisman” warming up before take-off from Jackson’s Drome, Port Moresby, New Guinea, 5 Sep 1943. This plane carried Douglas MacArthur to and from the battle zones in New Guinea. ww2dbase | |||||||||
| Photographer | Unknown | |||||||||
| Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Army Signal Corps | |||||||||
| More on... |
| |||||||||
| Photo Size | 3,798 x 2,928 pixels | |||||||||
| Photos on Same Day | 5 Sep 1943 | |||||||||
| Photos at Same Place | Port Moresby, Australian Papua | |||||||||
| Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||||
| 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". Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
|||||||||
| Colorized By WW2DB |
Colorized with Adobe Photoshop |
Please consider supporting us on Patreon. Even $1 per month will go a long way! Thank you. Please help us spread the word: Stay updated with WW2DB: |
Visitor Submitted Comments
All visitor submitted comments are opinions of those making the submissions and do not reflect views of WW2DB.
Change View
Desktop ViewSearch WW2DB
Modern Day Location
| WW2-Era Place Name | Port Moresby, Australian Papua |
| Lat/Long | -9.4433, 147.2200 |
Random Photograph
Current Site Statistics
- » 1,167 biographies
- » 337 events
- » 44,601 timeline entries
- » 1,243 ships
- » 350 aircraft models
- » 207 vehicle models
- » 376 weapon models
- » 123 historical documents
- » 261 facilities
- » 470 book reviews
- » 28,505 photos
- » 366 maps
Famous WW2 Quote
"Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few."Winston Churchill, on the RAF
10 Jan 2016 12:15:56 AM
When this photo was taken, General MacArthur was aboard. He was on his way to observe the paratrooper drop at Nazdab on New Guinea’s north shore.