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Australian 7th and 9th Division troops capture Lae in Papua New Guinea, during World War II.
September 1943, in World War 2. Animated map shows advance of the Allied troops to Nadzab and Lae in papua New Guinea. The Australian 7th Division advance towards Lae. Soldiers in jeeps, on motorcycles and on foot advance through the jungle amidst air and artillery barrage. Soldiers fire machine guns and other artillery. Animated map shows the advance of General Thomas Blamey's troops towards Salamaua. Soldiers cross the Francisco River with natives. The Australian 9th Division advances along the east coast. Soldiers in puddles and streams. A military truck stuck in the mud. Soldiers prepare for jungle fighting. Soldiers take cover among bushes as Japanese troops fire. Machine gun nests in the jungle. USAAF B-25 Mitchell bombers drop bombs over enemy territory. Fire and smoke from the explosions. AN-M40 (Para-Frag) fragmentation bombs are dropped from USAAF A -29 Havoc aircraft. Australian 7th Division troops amidst artillery and anti-aircraft fire. USAAF B-17 Flying Fortress and B-26 Marauder bombers in the sky. On 16 September 1943, the Australian 7th Division captures Lae. Bombed ruins, damaged Japanese planes, destroyed airstrips, enemy ships and boats in the harbor. Destroyed Japanese ammunition dump 'Chinatown'. Australian 9th Division crosses the Bamboo River bridge to enter Lae. Animated map shows advance of amphibious forces, paratroopers and airborne operations of the 5th AAF. U.S. General Douglas MacArthur and his men at the 90th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing quarters.
American and Australian troops fight the Japanese in Papua New Guinea.
Screen Magazine film 'Aussies and Yanks' about American and Australian troops in Papua New Guinea. 1942-43: U.S. 5th AAF B-24 Liberators flying over Port Moresby towards Salamaua. A destroyed ship in the water. Australian troops advance through the thick jungles. U.S. C-47 Skytrains drop supplies with parachutes over target areas. Native bearers collect the supplies and carry them to the front. Troops prepare and eat hot food at a camp in the jungle. Soldiers advance through the jungle amidst enemy fire. They capture Japanese machine gun nests. Load shells and fire anti aircraft guns and machine guns. Dead Japanese soldiers. The wounded Allied soldiers are taken to safety on stretchers across the Francisco River by the natives. An Australian soldier leads a another who is wounded and blinded with his eyes bandaged. They cross a stream and slog through deep mud in the jungles. Wounded soldiers board a plane at an emergency air field to take them to a hospital. Australian soldiers in rain gear,with heads bowed, hold a funeral service at a battlefield cemetery for fallen comrades. A chaplain reads from a prayer book. Soldiers read from a Bible at a grave for their comrades. Reinforcements and supplies are loaded into a C-47 plane at Moresby. Closeup of an American pilot and an Australian co-pilot in the cockpit. View of the aircraft taking off. Closeup view of a C-46 transport in flight. A C-46 making a wheels up landing on a jungle airstrip. If skids along the runway and when it stops, Australian troops exit quickly through its large portside cargo doors and walk about. It is clear that no one was injured during the event. American and Australian soldiers moving through jungles and firing mortars and Browning M1919 machine guns from set positions in the foliage. (World War II period).
The Australian 9th Division troops arrive on the coast of Lae and move inland in New Guinea during World War II.
The Allied campaign in Lae- Salamaua in New Guinea during World War II. An animated map of New Guinea depicts the Allied activities in Salamaua and Lae. Allied soldiers fire pack Howitzer at Japanese positions in a wooded area. Smoke rises. Soldiers advance along the jungle terrain. An Allied convoy underway. The Australian 9th Division heads for Lae. Naval guns fired at the shoreline before the landing. Japanese aircraft in flight is shot down. The Australian 9th Division soldiers transfer from a ship onto a barge and head for the coast. Soldiers land and move inland. Engineers build bridges and repair roads. Soldiers push heavy equipment through the jungle. A wrecked truck on the beach. A jeep carries supplies on the beach. Soldiers aboard an American patrol boat off the coast of Lae.
Australian 7th Division troops arrive at the Markham Valley and head towards Lae in New Guinea during World War II.
The Allied campaign in Lae-Salamaua, New Guinea during World War II. A map of New Guinea depicts the Allied activities in Salamaua and Lae. American paratroopers drop from an aircraft in Markham Valley. Transport planes lined up as they bring Australian 7th Division soldiers and equipment to the area. Soldiers march towards Lae. They hold a sign that reads 'Lae'. Australian soldiers ride bikes on a slippery road as one of them spills. Australian soldiers fire a 25 pounder from concealed position. U.S. Army Air Forces B-17 aircraft in flight. Japanese anti aircraft guns fired at the aircraft.
Newsreel "Australians and Americans drive Japs from Lae" during World War 2
American B-25 aicraft bomb Japanese positions in New Guinea in advance of operations by American and Australian troops. Explosions seen on ground as bombs impact targets. Low altitude aerial view of destroyed Japanese troop transport ships and cargo ships near the shores of New Guinea. Naval bombardment of Lae is seen from aboard Allied invading ships. Australian soldiers go ashore. General MacArthur confers Lieutenant General George Kenney and other officers. U.S. paratroopers on ground at an airfield prepare equipment and ready for jump into enemy territory. Scene with close up of General MacArthur smiling. Paratrooper C-47 aircraft lined in rows. U.S. Army paratroopers loading into aircraft and C-47s taking off. Aerial view from inside a C-47 as equipment and men jump toward target area of Lae. Hundreds of parachutes seen in sky. A serviceman holding a motion picture film camera films the view of parachutes through the open aircraft door. View on ground 5 days later as Australian Army troops join up with American forces on a captured Japanese airfield. Close up views of faces of Australian soldiers. The soldiers cut tall grass at landing fields to prepare for arriving DC-3 aircraft. DC-3 landing with supplies unloaded by Australian troops for use in the drive into Lae and Salamaua New Guinea.
Preparation of supplies and drops executed by soldiers from airplanes in Papua New Guinea.
Documentary titled 'The Biscuit Bomber - The Story of Dropping' about the development of aerial supply techniques by the Troop Carrier Command in New Guinea, 1942-43. A fighter formation of U.S. Douglas C-47 Skytrains and P-38 Lightning fighters of the 54th Troop Carrier Wing with fighter escorts in flight. Soldiers with supplies on the plane. U.S. and Australian troops fighting in the jungles of New Guinea. Soldiers amidst heavy firing and bombardment. Natives on foot carry heavy supplies on their shoulders and backs. Soldiers and natives make their way across the rough terrain. A village with huts and army vehicles. A map shows the area of conflict. Soldiers gather and wrap supplies in blankets and rags, load them into planes. Plane taxis and takes off from field. Soldiers on the ground give a smoke signal. Soldiers in the plane drop the supplies over the drop area. Inadequate wrapping and packing of supplies and the failure to use parachutes damages the supplies during the drops over Goodview. (World War II period).
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