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MANILA, PHILIPPINES 1945-10-07. AFTER A MEDICIAL EXAMINATION, DEBRIEFING AND A NEW ISSUE OF KIT, EX PRISONERS WERE EVACUATED FROM THE 3RD AUSTRALIAN PRISONER OF WAR RECEPTION GROUP TO DARWIN BY CATALINA. 3 CATALINAS LEFT SANGLEY POINT EACH DAY CARRYING 20 MEN AND FLEW TO DARWIN WITH AN OVERNIGHT STAY AT MOROTAI. FROM DARWIN THEY WERE FLOWN TO SYDNEY BY LIBERATORS. ON THE RETURN TRIP THE CATALINAS FLEW DIRECT FROM DARWIN TO MANILA. AT FIRST LIGHT THE ROLL BEING CALLED BY VX112422 LIEUTENANT N. J. ORR, 3 AUST PRISONER OF WAR RECEPTION GROUP, AIR MOVEMENTS OFFICER. (PHOTOGRAPHER LT N. B. STUCKEY)
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