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Item title: Sketches of airfields in Philippines, Borneo, Malaya and Burma
Title (kanji)
Location:Australian War Memorial (AWM55 5/17)
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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 2
Item qualities
Quantity / desc: 66 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Item type: Unpublished, Official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:Sentani [Melanesia (PNG, Irian Jaya & Solomon Islands), Dutch New Guinea (Irian Jaya)]
Burma–Thailand
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 Burma between February 1943 and June 1944. It was issued by General Staff Headquarters Air Directorate and the 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 09:07:18 AM
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