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Caption | B-24 Liberator bomber raiding the Japanese airfields at Cape Gloucester, New Britain in preparation of the American invasion, Oct 1943 ww2dbase | |||||||||
WW2-Era Location Name | New Britain, Australian New Guinea | |||||||||
Date | Oct 1943 | |||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | |||||||||
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Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Army Air Force | |||||||||
Identification Code | 26250AC | |||||||||
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Added By | C. Peter Chen | |||||||||
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