Air war in the South-west Pacific: successful Allied attacks on Rabaul

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Air war in the South-west Pacific: successful Allied attacks on Rabaul

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LEFT: Lieutenant-General George C. Kenny (left), commander of the Allied Air Forces in the South-west Pacific, chats with a staff officer during a tour of advanced airfields. RIGHT: Confusion and destruction at Rabaul of November 5, when United States carrier-based naval aircraft made a heavy attack. The picture shows over 20 Japanese ships twisting and turning in an effort to escape the aerial onslaught. During this raid the American force sank a Japanese light cruiser and two destroyers and...

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1944-01-12

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Auckland Weekly News

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https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/303743

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Generals / Kenny, George C. / Officers / Aerial photographs / Campaigns and battles - Pacific / World War, 1939-1945 / Oceania / Papua New Guinea

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