Aftermath of Japanese air raid on August 17, 1942 against 7 Mile Drome near Port Moresby
In the foreground is a radial engine and a parked truck with jeep. In the distance is a parked B-26 Marauder from the 22nd Bombardment Group (22nd BG).
AWM Caption: "Papua. 1942-08-18 [sic August 17, 1942]. Damaged and littered runway of Seven Mile Aerodrome near Port Moresby after a raid by 24 Japanese bombers. One man was killed and thirteen injured; four aircraft destroyed and several damaged." Credit: Damien Parer via AWM 026270 Date: August 17, 1942
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