The Snapshots in Time Collection
Devastated Coconut Plantation Along Coastal Lagoon, Hansa Bay Area, New Guinea
Sustained bombardment stripped this coconut plantation along a New Guinea lagoon to bare, splintered trunks. Hansa Bay endured especially heavy and repeated air attacks in 1944, part of a deception campaign meant to convince Japanese commanders that it, not Hollandia, was the next Allied invasion target. Project: 218558