The Snapshots in Time Collection

Aircraft Revetments in Coconut Plantation, Wewak Area, New Guinea

Aircraft Revetments in Coconut Plantation, Wewak Area, New Guinea

This vertical aerial photograph reveals aircraft revetments dug into a coconut plantation near Wewak, New Guinea, where Japanese forces dispersed aircraft among the palm rows for protection. The numerous bomb craters visible throughout the image attest to the intensity and precision of Fifth Air Force strikes against these dispersal areas during the 1943 campaign. Project: 218560