Photograph - Airfield

Maker and role
Unknown, Photographer
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Object detail

Accession number

2002.164

Maker

Unknown

Production period

20th Century

Description

Black and white copy aerial photograph of Nissan Airfield, also known as Green Island Airfield, or Nissan Island Airport. This island is the largest of the Green Island's in Papua New Guinea, and is known as Green Island, Nissan Island or Sir Charles Hardy Island. During World War Two Green Island Lagoon was used by the Japanese Navy as a seaplane operating area. In Feb 1944 Allied troops under Operation Square Peg took control of the island. Post occupation Allied troops constructed Nissan Airfield and two parallel runways, Lagoon Airfield (fighter strip); Ocean Airfield (bomber strip).

This aerial photograph shows Nissan Airfield at coordinates of 349C-OB-VDI 24" x 1800' 4/8/44 (0745) (Zone-11).

Marks

349C-OB-VDI 24" x 1800' 4/8/44 (0745) (Zone-11). Secret Printed

Physical description

1 print : black and white ; 25.5 x 50 cm

Credit Line

Unknown. Photograph - Airfield, 2002.164. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

Related resources

https://www.pacificwrecks.com/airfields/png/nissan/index.html

Production place

Papua New Guinea
Melanesia

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Classification

Photograph Communication Artefacts Documentary Artefacts Graphic Documents

Subject

World War, 1939-1945 Aerial operations, New Zealand Pacific area Campaigns Papua New Guinea

Collection type

Pictorial Walsh Memorial Library

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