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MOROTAI, HALMAHERA ISLANDS, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. C. 1944-12. RAAF MECHANICS WORK ON THE TINY "SPIT" OF NO. 452 SQUADRON RAAF DETAILED FOR A NIGHT MISSION WHILE A GIANT LIBERATOR AIRCRAFT, IN THE BACKGROUND, WARMS UP FOR TAKE-OFF. SPITFIRE AIRCRAFT, THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS FIGHTER AIRCRAFT, ARE USED BY THE RAAF AGAINST THE JAPANESE.
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. TWO RAAF MECHANICS EFFECT AN ENGINE CHANGE ON ONE OF THE KITTYHAWK FIGHTER AIRCRAFT OF NO. 80 SQUADRON RAAF IN ONE OF THE RAAF'S MOST F
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. 1945-01-18. THIS IS AN ALL-SOUTH AUSTRALIAN TEAM FOR THIS SPITFIRE AIRCRAFT OF NO. 452 SQUADRON RAAF OPERATING FROM MOROTAI IN THE HALMAHERAS. SHOW
NEAR MOROTAI ISLAND, HALMAHERA ISLANDS, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. 1944-12-30. THE CLASSIC LINES OF "THE BEST DARNED LIL' PEA SHOOTER IN THE WORLD", TO QUOTE AN ENVIOUS AMERICAN PILOT, SHOWN TO ADVANTAG
NEAR MOROTAI ISLAND, HALMAHERA ISLANDS, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. 1944-12-30. A CAMOUFLAGED SPITFIRE MK VIII (C) AIRCRAFT OF NO. 452 SQUADRON RAAF IN FLIGHT, THE PILOT BEING 408970 PILOT FLIGHT LIEUTEN
