| Item title: | 248th Flying Regiment operation orders |
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| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM55 5/18) 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 5/18 |
| Inst. series: | AWM55 |
| Inst. sub-series: | AWM55 5/- |
| Item: | EP-202 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 36 pages |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Military order, Official diary |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 3/10/1944 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | AERIAL OPERATIONS, OFFICIAL DIARIES, MILITARY ORDERS, OPERATIONS REPORTS |
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| Japanese unit names: | 248th Flying Regt HQ |
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| Languages: | English |
| Area: | Aitape [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Aitape–Wewak Area] Wewak [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), New Guinea, Aitape–Wewak Area] |
| Content: | This is an Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS) translation of a Japanese publication captured at Aitape on 22 April 1944 when US forces landed at Aitape in an effort to isolate the 18th Army at Wewak. This item contains a field diary and operational orders for 248th Flying Regiment Headquarters at Wewak between 1 and 30 November 1943. It includes plans and orders for various attacks on Allied airfields during November 1943. The document also briefly mentions the results of their attacks and the counter-attacks made by Allied aircraft. |
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| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 09:06:16 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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