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Apr162013

16 April 1942

US Air Force B-25 bombers launch an air raid against Japanese positions at Salamaua on the north-eastern New Guinea coast, which have been occupied by the enemy since 8 March.

In Moresby young Digggers of 39th Battalion are working on fieldcraft training and providing labouring parties on the defences at the 7-Mile aerodrome.

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