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MOROTAI, HALMAHERA ISLANDS, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. 1945-04-09. TEAM OF WEST AUSTRALIAN GROUNDSTAFF MEMBERS OF THE FAMOUS NO. 457 "SHARK" (SPITFIRE) SQUADRON RAAF WHO HAVE TAKEN TIME OFF FOR A WELCOME CUP OF TEA. LEFT TO RIGHT: CORPORAL (CPL) D. W. DOIG, FREMANTLE, OF THE FAMOUS FOOTBALL FAMILY; LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN (LAC) H. BURROW, YORK; LAC E. DYSON, FREMANTLE; LAC R. SALINGER, PERTH; CPL W. LAKEY, PERTH; LAC G. GREEN, PERTH. NOTE THE INSIGNIA, THE SHARK JAWS.
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. 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
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
LABUAN, NORTH BORNEO. 1945-08-11. BELLYTANKS OF THIS TYPE ADD AT LEAST 100 MILES TO THE RANGE OF LABUAN-BASED SPITFIRES OF THE "GREY NURSE" SQUADRON, NO. 457 SQUADRON RAAF. SOMETIMES BELLYTANKS ARE US
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
