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DOUGLAS BOSTON AIRCRAFT OF NO. 22 SQUADRON RAAF, IN NEW GUINEA AREA. IT IS WIDELY ACCEPTED THAT BOSTON CLOSEST TO CAMERA WAS FLOWN BY 250748, THE LATE FLIGHT LIEUTENANT W.E. NEWTON, POSTHUMOUSLY AWARDED V.C.
Portrait of 250748 Flight Lieutenant William Ellis Newton, No. 22 Squadron RAAF. Newton was awarded the Victoria Cross posthumously. He was executed by the Japanese on 29 March 1943 after being shot d
Studio portrait of 250748 Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) William Ellis Newton VC. Flt Lt Newton was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for his extraordinary courage during ten months of operational f
Interview with John (Jack) McMaster as O16155 flying officer for the documentary 'By the seats of their pants' (1988). McMaster discusses his time with No. 22 Squadron RAAF flying A-20 Boston aircraft
SALAMAUA, NEW GUINEA. 1943-03-16. AERIAL VIEW OF ONE OF TWO ATTACKS BY BOSTON BOMBER AIRCRAFT OF NO. 22 SQUADRON RAAF CARRIED OUT AT LOW LEVEL. FLIGHT LIEUTENANT W. E. NEWTON LED THE ATTACK AGAINST ST
FLIGHT LIEUTENANT WILLIAM ELLIS NEWTON VC OF NO. 22 SQUADRON RAAF BESIDE HIS AIRCRAFT, WITH AMMUNITION BELT DRAPED AROUND HIS NECK. HE WAS AWARDED THE VICTORIA CROSS POSTHUMOUSLY FOLLOWING HIS EXECUTI
FLIGHT LIEUTENANT WILLIAM ELLIS NEWTON, V.C. WHO SERVED WITH NO. 22 SQUADRON RAAF IN NEW GUINEA UNTIL HIS CAPTURE AND EXECUTION BY THE JAPANESE AT SALAMAUA ISTHMUS ON 1943-03-29.
