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Sound: Ian Newlands describes the war in the Pacific
Hear Ian Newlands talk about his experiences in the Pacific during  the Second World War
Capture - Prisoners of War
Most of New Zealand's Second World War POWs were captured in the European theatre in the early stages of the war. Only about 100 New Zealand servicemen fell into Japanese hands, mainly airmen or seamen attached to the Royal Navy or Royal Air Force.
RNZAF Corsairs over Guadalcanal, 1944
Royal New Zealand Air Force Corsairs off Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, 1944
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