Pilot sits in cockpit of a Piper L-4 airplane of the U.S. Army Air Corps 25th Liaison Squadron, parked on a grass field at Senai, New Guinea, during World War 2. An Indian Punjab soldier, recently freed from a Japanese prison camp, sits in the back seat of the airplane. Several soldiers watch as the airplane takes off. A local tribesman sits near an Australian officer and an American pilot, who have a map spread out in front of them. A local native approaches followed by another liberated Indian soldier, walking with help of a stick. The American pilot walks out to greet the Indian who shakes his hand and bows. Another Indian also walks out to greet him, salutes, and shakes his hand. Three Indian soldiers pose for the camera, with the U.S. pilot standing nearby. The one with the walking stick salutes. Then two of them shake hands. Several Australian soldiers pose for the camera. Closeup of a Piper L-4 airplane with "Guinea Short Lines," and image of kangaroo, painted on its fuselage.
U.S. medical corpsmen in Tontouta, New Caledonia during World War II. Emblem of U.S. 801 Medical Air Evacuation Squadron. A jeep is being driven on a road near army barracks. A class of medical corpsmen listen to a lecture on anatomy. The corpsmen take down notes.
Allied troops at the Kokoda front, New guinea during World War 2. Aerial views of the mountainous country side. U.S. Army air Forces C-53 aircraft in flight. Natives look skywards towards the plane in flight. Aircraft drop supplies as a parachute descends. Australian soldiers on a field.
Australian troops at the Kokoda front, New guinea during World War II. Australian soldiers fry food in open and eat. A soldier cleans his rifle. A cameraman sets camera on a tree as a native looks on. An Australian soldier walks through a jungle as he carries a rifle. A damaged native hut after an explosion. A shell explodes.
Australian troops at the Kokoda front, New guinea during World War 2. Australian troops with rifles advance. Native men and women. Natives carry wounded soldiers on litters through mud and rain. Wounded being provided first aid. An injured soldiers smokes a cigarette. A soldier with a broken hand in a sling. A soldier shows his helmet. Soldiers run around in a village.
United States troops land on New Guinea, Saidor during World War II. United States Army Air Force A-20s of 3rd Attack Group 5th provide aerial cover. PT (patrol torpedo) boats patrol a shoreline while troops disembark from a landing craft. The aircraft fly in formation and drop bombs over the target area. Smoke from bombardment. An airstrip and a harbor captured.
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