Battle For Rabul AKA Battle For Rabaul 1944

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Item title reads - Battle for Rabaul.

C/U map of Pacific Islands showing position of Rabaul. Various shots of task force at sea. Various shots of Liberator bombers over Rabaul, they drop bombs onto jungle areas and shock waves can be seen around the explosions. L/S U.S. warships off the coast...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
44509
Sort Number:
44/012
Time in/Out:
01:38:35:00 / 01:40:51:00
Canister:
44/12
Film ID:
1350.20
Issue Date:
10/02/1944

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