OG0050 Accession Number: OG0050

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MILNE BAY, PAPUA. 1943-07-22. BEAUFORT CREW OF NO. 100 SQUADRON RAAF WHICH TOOK PART IN A RAID ON JAPANESE INSTALLATIONS AT GASMATA AND RETURNED WITH SEVERED ELEVATOR CABLES ON HIS AIRCRAFT AS A RESULT OF ANTI AIRCRAFT (ACK ACK) FIRE. LEFT TO RIGHT: FLIGHT LIEUTENANT R. H. WOLLACOTT, ADELAIDE, SA; SERGEANT (SGT) H. WILLIAMS, LAUNCESTON, TAS; SGT J. SUGG, ADELAIDE, SA; SGT R. STOLZ, BENALLA, VIC.

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Accession Number
OG0050
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
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Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
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Copyright expired - public domain

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