![Cape Gloucester Air Strip No. 2 being bombed by American aircraft in preparation for invasion, New Britain, Dec 1943](/images/battle_solomons55.jpg)
Caption | Cape Gloucester Air Strip No. 2 being bombed by American aircraft in preparation for invasion, New Britain, Dec 1943 ww2dbase | |||||
Photographer | Unknown | |||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Government via Wikimedia Commons | |||||
Link to Source | Link | |||||
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Photos on Same Day | 14 Dec 1943 | |||||
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". Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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WW2-Era Place Name | New Britain, Australian New Guinea |
Lat/Long | -5.4592, 148.4325 |
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