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MOROTAI ISLAND, HALMAHERA ISLANDS, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. 1945-03-19. ONLY ONE MAN, 117160 LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN RAWADY OF CAMBERWELL, VIC (ON TOP) HAS BEEN THE FLIGHT MECHANIC FOR THIS KITTYHAWK AIRCRAFT OF NO. 80 SQUADRON RAAF AT WAMA AIRSTRIP, WHICH HAS THE REMARKABLY FINE PERFORMANCE OF NEARLY 500 OPERATIONAL HOURS ON ONLY ONE ENGINE CHANGE. CLEOPATRA III HAS HAD ONLY TWO PILOTS, SQUADRON LEADER (SQN LDR) GLEN COOPER DFC OF VIC, AND SQN LDR GEOFF ATHERTON DFC OF LAUNCESTON, TAS.
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