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MOROTAI, HALMAHERA ISLANDS, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. 1945-04-09. PILOTS OF NO. 457 "GREY NURSE" (SPITFIRE) SQUADRON RAAF WALK BRISKLY DOWN THE MOROTAI AIRSTRIP TO BOARD THEIR AIRCRAFT PREPARATORY TO TAKING OFF ON A MISSION AGAINST JAPANESE INSTALLATIONS IN THE HALMAHERAS. LEFT TO RIGHT: FLYING OFFICER N. VIDLER, SYDNEY, NSW; PILOT OFFICER D. YATES, SYDNEY, NSW; FLIGHT LIEUTENANT (FLT LT) J. BELL, SYDNEY, NSW; FLT LT N. RANKIN, GRAFTON, NSW; FLT LT G. CAMPBELL, SYDNEY, NSW. NOTE THE INSIGNIA ON THE AIRCRAFT, THE PAINTED SHARK JAWS, AND THE SHARK ON THE MAE WEST (LIFE JACKET).
MOROTAI, HALMAHERA ISLANDS, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. 1945-04-09. TWO AUSTRALIAN SPITFIRE PILOTS OF THE FAMOUS NO. 457 "GREY NURSE" (SPITFIRE) SQUADRON RAAF OF THE FIRST TACTICAL AIR FORCE, 404938 FLYI
HALMAHERA ISLANDS, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. 1945-04-09. ONE WONDERS WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF A LIVE SHARK SAW THIS FEROCIOUS INSIGNA ON THE MAE WEST (LIFE JACKET) OF A SPITFIRE PILOT SWIMMING IN THE WATER
MOROTAI, HALMAHERA ISLANDS, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. 1945-04-09. THE FEROCIOUS INSIGNA ON THE NOSE OF NO. 457 "SHARK" (SPITFIRE) SQUADRON RAAF, THE SHARK JAWS, OPERATING WITH THE FIRST TACTICAL AIR FO
MOROTAI, HALMAHERA ISLANDS, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. 1945-04-09. THE GROUND STAFF OF NO. 457 "SHARK" (SPITFIRE) SQUADRON RAAF, OPERATING IN THE HALMAHERAS, WORKING ON ONE OF THESE - THE MOST FAMOUS AI
MOROTAI, HALMAHERA ISLANDS, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. C. 1945-04. FOLLOWING THE PRECEDENT SET BY THE FAMOUS FLYING TIGER AIRCRAFT IN CHINA AND LATER BY AN AUSTRALIAN KITTYHAWK SQUADRON IN THE MIDDLE EA
MOROTAI, HALMAHERA ISLANDS, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. 1945-04-09. TASMANIAN AIRMEN WITH THE FIRST TACTICAL AIR FORCE, RAAF ATTEND TO ONE OF THE MACHINES OF THE FAMOUS NO. 457 "GREY NURSE" (SPITFIRE) SQ
