The Battle of Milne Bay (from August 25 through to September 7, 1942), was the defence of the eastern New Guinea by Australian and US forces against a Japanese invasion. It would become the first time that Japanese forces had been defeated on land, shattering the myth at the time of Japanese invincibility. The Royal Australian Air Force played a particularly important role in this battle, maintaining air superiority over the region and inflicting serious damage to invading forces.
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Peter BoothJones (ID: 421)
Bruce Watson (ID: 42)
Robert Crawford (ID: 112)
Bruce ‘Buster’ Brown (ID: 556)
Arthur ‘Nat’ Gould (ID: 1431)
John Clark (ID: 18)

CONTENTS
00:00 Introduction
02:17 Getting Set Up
04:49 August 4 bombing starts
06:32 August 11 Kittyhawks in Action
12:28 Malaria
16:03 August 2324, Japanese Preinvasion bombing
22:25 August 25 Invasion Begins
27:31 August 2728 Japanese Push West
33:10 RAAF Retreat to Port Moresby
37:22 August 29 Japanese Landing
41:14 August 31 Australian Counterattack
43:16 Postscript

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