128128 Accession Number: 128128

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AMBON. 1942-05-13. A SURPRISE ATTACK ON JAPANESE SHIPPING BY NINE HUDSONS OF NO. 2 SQUADRON RAAF. ONE HUDSON AND ITS CREW CAPTAINED BY PILOT OFFICER J. H. VENN WERE LOST WHEN, IN HIS MAST-HEAD ATTACK, VENN'S AIRCRAFT EXPLODED SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH A 3,000 TON SHIP WHICH HE HIT AND SANK. (PHOTOGRAPH REPRODUCED IN OFFICIAL HISTORY VOLUME: RAAF 1939-42, PAGE 354). (RAAF PA7).

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128128
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Photograph
Object Type
Negative
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Colour: Black & white
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Whole
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1
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