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Aerial view of Dobo - Aroe Islands. [PRG 1614/1/27] • Photograph

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Summary

The caption on the back of the photo has been partially lost but reads 'Dobo-Aroe Islands. _3/12/42 for the first time __rmation of 3 Lockheed Hudsons. K.M. Kemp. Danks-Brown. Oldham. __ps were destroyed ... fires started ... plane in background ... burned. Dobo was occupied by Japanese forces in mid 1942 and quickly became the base for reconnaissance flights by 'Jake' floatplanes, several of which attacked Allied shipping in the Arafura Sea. The RAAF subsequently targeted Dobo to destroy the base, and this appears to have been one of the earliest attacks. The Japanese Navy squadron (934th Kokotai) were withdrawn on 2 February 1943 [information supplied by a researcher].

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Physical description

Photograph (black and white print), 25.7 cm x 21.6 cm.

Dates / Publication details

December 1942

Subject

Australia. Royal Australian Air Force. Squadron, 8
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, Australian

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General notes

Items were lent to the State Library of South Australia for copying.

Digitisation information

Date

10/10/2013

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

4,286 x 4,961 pixels (21.3 MP)

Size

63.81 MB

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