OG2199 Accession Number: OG2199

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BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, SOLOMON ISLANDS. C. 1945-01-25. A VERSATILE ANSON AIRCRAFT OF NO. 10 COMMUNICATIONS UNIT RAAF BASED AT TOROKINA SKIRTS UP THE COAST AS THE CREW WATCH FOR THE CONCEALED POSITION OF THE FRONT LINE AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCE TROOPS, TO PROVIDE THEM WITH A FIRST CLASS MAIL SERVICE. THE CREW OF THE AIRCRAFT, 432203 FLIGHT SERGEANT S. H. BURROWS, PILOT, 6353 FLYING OFFICER (FO) R. CAREY, NAVIGATOR WIRELESS AIR GUNNER, AND 42005 FO J. IVESON, WHO DROPS THE MAIL, ARE ALL FROM SYDNEY, NSW.

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Accession Number
OG2199
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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