AC0031 Accession Number: AC0031

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DOUGLAS BOSTON (A-20) AIRCRAFT OF NO. 22 SQUADRON RAAF IN SOUTH WEST PACIFIC AREA. NO. 22 WAS THE ONLY AUSTRALIAN SQUADRON WHICH WAS EQUIPPED WITH THIS TYPE. IT WAS LATER REEQUIPPED WITH BEAUFIGHTERS AFTER MOST OF ITS BOSTONS WERE CAUGHT ON GROUND, AT NIGHT, BY JAPANESE BOMBING AT MOROTAI.

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Accession Number
AC0031
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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