SUK14771
Photograph SUK14771 Second World War, 1939-1945Sembawang, Singapore. C. 1941-10. A trio of Brewster Buffalo fighter aircraft of No. 453 Squadron RAAF returning from a sortie over Malaya.
AC0026 Accession Number: AC0026
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BREWSTER BUFFALO FIGHTER, AMERICAN STAR MARKING AND ARMY UNDER WING SUGGEST AIRCRAFT OF AN AMERICAN UNIT BUT ON RAAF AERODROME, ANSON IN BACKGROUND. TYPE OF GOGGLES BEING WORN ALSO SUGGEST PILOT WAS AMERICAN. BUFFALO AIRCRAFT WERE OPERATED BY RAAF FOR BRIEF PERIOD IN MALAYA AGAINST JAPANESE INVASION FORCES IN LATE 1941/EARLY 1942.
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AC0026
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Photograph
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Print
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Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
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Whole
Item Count
1
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Copyright expired - public domain
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