| 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 | |||||||||
| Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Army Signal Corps | |||||||||
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| Photos on Same Day | 5 Sep 1943 | |||||||||
| Photos at Same Place | Port Moresby, Australian Papua | |||||||||
| Added By | David Stubblebine | |||||||||
| Added Date | 1 Jan 2006 | |||||||||
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| 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". | |||||||||
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| WW2-Era Place Name | Port Moresby, Australian Papua |
| Lat/Long | -9.4433, 147.2200 |
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"Among the men who fought on Iwo Jima, uncommon valor was a common virtue."Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, 16 Mar 1945
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.