Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Documentary Films. 1914 - 1944. AIR OPERATIONS: LAE--SALAMAUA

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer. 1860 - 1985. Documentary Films. 1914 - 1944. AIR OPERATIONS: LAE--SALAMAUA

1944

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Reel 1 shows Australian troops fighting in New Guinea, evacuating wounded, and being relieved by U.S. troops. The 5th AAF bombs and strafes targets in the Wewak and Salamaua areas. Reel 2, Japanese shipping and supply depots are bombed. Planes attack Cape Glouster, Lae, and the Huon Peninsula, and Australians land near Lae and battle toward the city. Japanese Zeros are downed. Reel 3 documents the airborne operation against Nadzab in Dec. 1943. Australian engineers start overland for Nadzab. Supplies are loaded into planes. Paratroops jump, concealed by a smoke screen, and capture the city. An airstrip is cleared and wounded are evacuated in C-47's. Reel 4, heavy construction equipment is flown in and used to complete the airstrip. Australians land and capture Salamaua. Straffing planes help the ground advance. Lae is captured and occupied. Shows Gen. MacArthur.

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