The Snapshots in Time Collection
Aerial Oblique Photograph of Native Village, Cape Karawop-Dagua, New Guinea
Labeled 'C. Karawop - Dagua,' this aerial photograph documents a coastal native village along New Guinea's Sepik coast, within the network of Japanese-held positions near Wewak and Dagua targeted by Fifth Air Force units, including the 312th Bomb Group, during 1943-1944. Reconnaissance imagery of villages and coastline aided in mapping the operational area. Project: 218557