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MOROTAI, HALMAHERA ISLAND, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. 1944-12-25. 409220 FLYING OFFICER J. A. PRETTY, WEST BRUNSWICK, VIC, AND A MEMBER OF NO. 452 (SPITFIRE) SQUADRON RAAF CLAIMED THE DISTINCTION OF SHOOTING DOWN IN FLAMES A JAPANESE "NICK" TWIN ENGINED NIGHT FIGHTER BOMBER AIRCRAFT ON CHRISTMAS EVE. THIS WAS PRETTY'S FIRST KILL (HE HAD A "DAMAGED" DURING HIS EUROPEAN SERVICE) AND IT WAS ALSO THE FIRST CREDITED TO HIS SQUADRON SINCE IT MOVED UP OVER THE EQUATOR IN THE PACIFIC THEATRE.
MOROTAI, HALMAHERA ISLANDS, NETHERLAND EAST INDIES. C. 1944-12-25. 409220 FLYING OFFICER J. A. PRETTY, WEST BRUNSWICK, VIC, A MEMBER OF NO. 452 (SPITFIRE) SQUADRON RAAF. HE SHOT A JAPANESE "NICK" TWIN
MOROTAI, HALMAHERA ISLANDS, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. 1944-12-25. 409220 PORTRAIT OF FLYING OFFICER J. A. PRETTY, WEST BRUNSWICK, VIC, WHO OPENED UP THE RAAF SPITFIRE ACCOUNT OVER THE HALMAHERAS WHEN H
MOROTAI, HALMAHERA ISLANDS, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. 1944-12-25. THIS MARK V111 SPITFIRE AIRCRAFT, OF NO. 452 SQUADRON RAAF SCORED THE AIRCRAFTS FIRST VICTORY OVER THE HALMAHERAS. FLYING OFFICER J. A.
MOROTAI, HALMAHERA ISLANDS, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. C. 1945-01. GROUP PORTRAIT OF AUSTRALIAN FIGHTER PILOTS OF NO 452 SQUADRON RAAF, IN FRONT OF ONE OF THEIR SPITFIRE AIRCRAFT COMPARING TALES AFTER A
MOROTAI, HALMAHERA ISLANDS, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. C. 1945-01. "MASTER OF CEREMONIES" OR THE MAN IN CHARGE OF THE AIRSTRIP WORKERS AT AN ADVANCED OPERATIONAL BASE, 22260 FLIGHT SERGEANT NICK ROBERTS
TERNATE ISLAND, HALMAHERA ISLANDS, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. 1945-04-11. AFTER SETTING JAPANESE SUPPLY DUMPS AND INSTALLATIONS ON FIRE, A FORMATION OF FOUR KITTYHAWK AIRCRAFT OF THE FIRST TACTICAL AIR
