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MOROTAI ISLAND, HALMAHERA ISLANDS, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. 1945-04-20. AIRMEN OF NO. 16 AIR OBSERVATION POST RAAF ASSEMBLING THE TAIL UNIT OF A NEWLY ARRIVED AUSTER AIRCRAFT. THE TINY PLANES, WHICH PLAY SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART IN MEDICAL AIR EVACUATION AND IN SPOTTING ENEMY POSITIONS, ARE NOW OPERATING IN THE HALMAHERAS. LEFT TO RIGHT: 59260 LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN (LAC) W. H. COCHRANE, NARRANDERA, NSW; 123350 LAC R. A. LEWIS, ALBION, QLD; 77493 LAC G. MARTIN, BRISBANE, QLD; 18718 CORPORAL C. S. WHEATLEY, MELBOURNE, VIC.
MOROTAI ISLAND, HALMAHERA ISLANDS, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. 1945-04-20. AIRMEN OF NO. 16 AIR OBSERVATION POST RAAF CARRY THE MAINPLANE OF A TINY AUSTER AIRCRAFT TO FIT IT TO THE FUSELAGE UNDER THE SUP
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. 1945-05-27. WITHIN A FEW HOURS OF REACHING THE LABUAN BEACH-HEAD ABOARD AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLE DUKWS OR "DUCKS", AUSTER AIRCRAFT, (MIDGET ENGLISH AIRCR
MOROTAI, HALMAHERA ISLANDS, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. C. 1945-03. THIS TINY JEEP CAN BE INSPECTED THOROUGHLY BY SIMPLY TURNING IT ON ITS SIDE. QUEENSLAND AIRMEN LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN (LAC) W. LAMB, WARWI
MOROTAI, HALMAHERA ISLANDS, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. C. 1945-02. BEAUFIGHTER AIRCRAFT ARE CARRYING OUT A NON-STOP BLITZ ON JAPANESE TARGETS IN THE HALMAHERAS AND THE CELEBES. TECHNICIANS ARE ATTENDING
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
