Landing at Nadzab
The Landing at Nadzab was an airborne landing on 5 September 1943 during the New Guinea campaign of World War II. The parachute drop was carried out by the US Army’s 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment and elements of the Australian Army’s 24th Field Regiment. It was observed by General Douglas MacArthur, who was circling overhead in a B-17. Private Richard...
