Pacific Wrecks - Aerial view southward from 13,000' of U.S. Navy carrier plane strike on Japanese shipping off Salamaua on the north coast of New Guinea

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Aerial view southward from 13,000' of U.S. Navy carrier plane strike on Japanese shipping off Salamaua on the north coast of New Guinea
Annotations include Japanese ships of Salamaua annotated as (1) and (2) off Salamaua. At the center right is Salamaua Harbor and on the mainland is Kela and Kela Point. Beyond is Bayern Bay and on the mainland Nuk Nuk, Logui, Salamaua Airfield (Logui Strip No. 2, Logui #2) and Laupui Point. The photo strip reads "#17 YK 3-10-42 F/10 - 13,000' approx."
Credit: USN Date: March 10, 1942
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