Ian Townsend: Comment on Rabaul
Posted on: Mon 10 Feb 2020
Rabaul Harbour in New Guinea was greatly prized during WW2, as it was known to be deep and calm, a place that would be an excellent port of call for the big ships to that carried the war to Australia from Japan.
Producer Helen Meyer
Photo: Rabaul 1943 Air strike by Mitchell Bombers and P38 Lightning aircraft of the 5th Air Force on Japanese Shipping. https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C38109