| Item title: | 19th Army airfield survey and construction references |
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| Location: | Australian War Memorial (AWM55 5/20) 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 5/20 |
| Inst. series: | AWM55 |
| Inst. sub-series: | AWM55 5/- |
| Item: | EP-231 |
Item qualities | |
| Quantity / desc: | 41 pages |
| Access: | Open |
| Item type: | Unpublished, Official |
| Category: | Administrative document, Instruction manual |
Item content | |
| Creation date (d/m/y): | 28/11/1944 |
| Conflict code: | Pacific War (1941-1945) |
| Keywords: | AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION, CONSTRUCTION, ENGINEERING, IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY AIR SERVICE, TECHNICAL MANUALS, CAMOUFLAGE AND CONCEALMENT |
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| Japanese unit names: | 19th Army Staff HQ |
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| Languages: | English |
| Area: | Noemfoor Island [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 Namber (Noemfoor Island) on 12 July 1944 during the Allied attacks on Japanese positions in northern Dutch New Guinea, which were intended to isolate the 18th Army at Wewak. This item is a reference manual on airfield survey and construction, issued on 1 April 1943 by the 19th Army Staff. It includes general remarks on survey techniques, construction and camouflage of runways, and estimates of time, labour and materials required for airfield construction. This item also includes sketches of airfields to be constructed at Ufu, Krai, Lingat and Madowi. The document notes that airfield construction had moved away from the broad, exposed square or round field. Instead, the trend was towards the "underground fortress type" airfield, with aircraft revetments. |
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| Last modified: | 03/05/2009 09:03:51 AM |
| Source: | AJRP staff |
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