| Item title: | Sketches of airfields in Philippines, Borneo, Malaya and Burma |
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| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM55 5/17) View information about obtaining a copy of this document |
AJRP details | |
| AJRP module: | Australian War Memorial official records |
| AJRP series: | Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) publications |
| AJRP sub-series: | ATIS enemy publications |
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Location details | |
| Institution: | Australian War Memorial |
| Call number: | AWM55 5/17 |
| Inst. series: | AWM55 |
| Inst. sub-series: | AWM55 5/- |
| Item: | EP-191 part 1 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 60 pages |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Administrative document |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 25/9/1944 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | ADMINISTRATIVE DOCUMENTS, JAPANESE AIRCRAFT, AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION, AIRFIELDS, MAPS, IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY AIR SERVICE |
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| Japanese unit names: | GSHQ Air Directorate 5th Flying Div HQ |
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| Languages: | English |
| Area: | Burma–Thailand Malaya–British Borneo (Malaysia & Singapore) Netherlands East Indies (Indonesia) Sentani [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Dutch New Guinea (Irian Jaya)] |
| Content: | This is an Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) translation of a Japanese publication captured at Sentani on 1 May 1944 during the Allied attacks of Japanese positions in northern Dutch New Guinea, which were intended to isolate the 18th Army at Wewak. This item contains sketches and notes on airfields in Borneo, the Philippines, the Dutch East Indies and Malaya between January and December 1943. It was issued by General Staff Headquarters Air Directorate and 5th Flying Division Headquarters. The notes describe the position of the airfield, geographical features, barracks and facilities, the condition of the runways and the progress of any construction work. |
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| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 09:02:43 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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