OG0231 Accession Number: OG0231

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MILNE BAY, PAPUA. C. 1943-11-15. "TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT" SAYS FLIGHT SERGEANT (FLT SGT) RON CAFFIN OF ORMOND, VIC (RIGHT), PILOT OF A BEAUFORT BOMBER AIRCRAFT OF NO. 100 SQUADRON RAAF, POINTING TO A HOLE IN HIS WINDSCREEN MADE BY ENEMY ACK-ACK IN A NIGHT RAID OVER RABAUL. OTHER MEMBERS OF HIS CREW WERE: FLT SGT C. PERKINS OF BRISBANE, QLD (THROUGH HATCH); FLT SGT C. NEWBERY OF SARINA, QLD; FLT SGT R. KING OF NEUTRAL BAY, NSW (CENTRE).

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Accession Number
OG0231
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
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Copyright expired - public domain

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