Australian Forces
AWM per donor B. Rowe
A crowd stands on the airfield at Salamaua, New Guinea. 1941-12 watching women and children board the tri-motor Junkers 31 aircraft VH-UOV owned by Bulol Gold Dredging Ltd. This aircraft evacuated women and children to Australia, following the Japanese raid on Pearl Harbour. The final evacuation of the remaining inhabitants of Salamaua took place on 24 January 1942. In the background sits a single engine Guinea Airways Junkers 34 aircraft.
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1/27/2011