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Milne Bay, Papua, 1944-05. The palm-roofed hut that served as the Officers' Mess at the base occupied by the Headquarters (HQ) of RAAF Northern Command

Milne Bay, Papua, 1944. Large group portrait of the members of No. 5 Base Squadron RAAF at the base occupied by the Headquarters (HQ) of RAAF Northern Command

Papua-New Guinea, c. 1943. Native stretcher-bearers (often called fuzzy wuzzy angels) carry a wounded soldier on a stretcher down a muddy jungle track, as they evacuate him from the front. An ..

Milne Bay, Papua, 1944-03. The hut occupied by the Air Officer Commanding (AOC) RAAF Northern Command at the Command's Headquarters (HQ)

Milne Bay, Papua, 1944-03. Rear view of the main Administration Hut at the base occupied by the Headquarters (HQ) of RAAF Northern Command

Goodenough Island, D'Entrecasteaux Islands, Papua, 1944. Road at the RAAF base leading past an administration hut at left half concealed by camouflage netting. Other huts stand among palm trees in ..

Goodenough Island, D'Entrecasteaux Islands, Papua, 1944. The hut occupied by the Photography Section at the Headquarters of No. 71 Wing RAAF. The sign on the tree at left reads: "Photographic ..

Goodenough Island, D'Entrecasteaux Islands, Papua, 1944. Road at the RAAF base leading past an administration hut at left half concealed by camouflage netting. Other huts stand among palm trees in ..

Goodenough Island, D'Entrecasteaux Islands, Papua, 1944-04-11. Members of No. 26 Repair and Salvage Unit RAAF at work in the foreground on various aircraft engines. In the midground at left is a ..

Milne Bay, Papua, 1944-03-18. One of the administration huts at the base occupied by the Headquarters (HQ) of RAAF Northern Command. The walls and roof of the hut are made of palm leaves. The signs ..

Goodenough Island, D'Entrecasteaux Islands, Papua, 1944-03-10. The Air Intelligence Hut at the Headquarters of No. 71 Wing RAAF. The hut is partly covered by camouflage netting

Goodenough Island, D'Entrecasteaux Islands, Papua, 1944-04-11. Makeshift washing trough next to a jungle stream at the Headquarters of No. 71 Wing RAAF. The trough is continuously fed by a pipe ..