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NEW BRITAIN, 1945-09. MEMBERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN MISSING PRISONERS INVESTIGATION UNIT (MPIU) DISEMBARKING FROM THEIR TRANSPORT SHIP IN SIMPSON HARBOUR, RABAUL. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

NEW BRITAIN, 1945-09. AN ARMY OFFICER, NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE OFFICERS AND JAPANESE LIAISON PERSONNEL IN DISCUSSION IN THE RABAUL AREA. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

NEW BRITAIN, 1945-09. VIEW FROM THE SHORE OF ALLIED SHIPPING IN SIMPSON HARBOUR, RABAUL. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

NEW BRITAIN, 1945-09. A FORMER JAPANESE AERIAL INSTALLATION ON THE GAZELLE PENINSULA. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

NEW BRITAIN, 1945-09. DAMAGED STORAGE TANKS NEAR RABAUL. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

NEW BRITAIN, 1945-09. ALLIED BOMB DAMAGE TO A HILLSIDE AND MOTOR VEHICLE IN THE RABAUL AREA. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

NEW BRITAIN, 1945-09. WRECKAGE OF A JAPANESE KAWANISHI H8K "EMILY" FLYING BOAT LYING IN SHALLOW WATER IN THE RABAUL/GAZELLE PENINSULA AREA. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

NEW BRITAIN, 1945-09. THE INTERIOR OF A JAPANESE WIRELESS RECEIVER/ TRANSMITTER INSTALLATION NEAR RABAUL. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

NEW BRITAIN, 1945. JAPANESE AICHI E13A1 "JAKE" SEAPLANE IN SURRENDER MARKINGS OF WHITE WITH GREEN CROSSES. ON 1945-10-14 THIS AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN INTO JACQUINOT BAY AND SURRENDERED TO RNZAF FORCES. ..

NEW BRITAIN, 1945-09. A JAPANESE NAKAJIMA Ki-43-I (SERIAL NUMBER 750) HAYABUSA "OSCAR" AIRCRAFT AT RABAUL. THIS MACHINE WAS REPAIRED AND PACKED BY JAPANESE SERVICEMEN THEN FORWARDED TO AUSTRALIA ..

NEW BRITAIN, 1945-09. A CLOSE-UP OF THE FRONT OF A JAPANESE NAVAL GUN POSITION ON THE GAZELLE PENINSULA. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

NEW BRITAIN, 1945-09. AN INTERIOR VIEW OF A JAPANESE NAVAL GUN POSITION ON THE GAZELLE PENINSULA. (RNZAF OFFICIAL POSITION.)