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THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945. BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND NATIVES LOADING A RAAF BRISTOL BEAUFORT AIRCRAFT WITH PAMPHLETS TO DROPPED TO THE JAPANESE FORCES. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945. A RAAF BRISTOL BEAUFREIGHTER AIRCRAFT OVER BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND ON ITS WAY TO A PAMPHLET DROPPING MISSION. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945. A RNZAF CATALINA AIRCRAFT ANCHORED IN SHALLOW WATER AT BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945. UNITED STATES AND ALLIED OFFICERS TALKING WITH AMERICAN MAJOR GENERAL R.J. MITCHELL AS HE PREPARES TO LEAVE BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945. AMERICAN MAJOR GENERAL R.J. MITCHELL BEING FAREWELLED BY US SERVICE PERSONNEL PRIOR TO BOARDING AN US C47 AIRCRAFT ON HIS DEPARTURE FROM BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945. AMERICAN MAJOR GENERAL R.J. MITCHELL CHATS WITH OTHER OFFICERS PRIOR TO HIS DEPARTURE FROM BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. THE PORT WING TIP OF AN US C47 APPEARS IN THE UPPER RIGHT ..

BISMARCK ARCHIPELAGO, 1945. A GROUP OF FOUR NAVAL PERSONNEL AT EMIRAU ISLAND. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945. AN US OFFICER FAREWELLS AMERICAN MAJOR GENERAL R.J. MITCHELL ON HIS DEPARTURE FROM BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. PART OF THE GENERAL'S FAREWELL PARADE AND A CORSAIR AIRCRAFT CAN ..

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945. AN INSPECTION ON BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND OF A PARADE OF AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS BEING CARRIED OUT BY THE GOVERNOR GENERAL OF AUSTRALIA, HRH THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER. THE GOVERNOR ..

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945. A WOUNDED AUSTRALIAN SOLDIER ON BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND BEING CARRIED FROM RAAF AUSTER AIRCRAFT A11-3. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945. A WOUNDED AUSTRALIAN SOLDIER ON BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND BEING PLACED ON A STRETCHER AFTER EVACUATION IN RAAF AUSTER AIRCRAFT A11-3. (RNZAF OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH.)

THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, 1945. AUSTRALIAN SERVICEMEN AND BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND NATIVES LOAD INTO A RAAF BRISTOL BEAUFORT AIRCRAFT PAMPHLETS TO BE DROPPED TO THE JAPANESE FORCES. (RNZAF OFFICIAL ..