OG3164 Accession Number: OG3164

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LABUAN, NORTH BORNEO. 1945-08-11. ONE ROCKET-FIRING BEAUFIGHTER HAS A FIRE POWER EQUIVALENT TO A BROADSIDE FROM A CRUISER'S 6-INCH GUNS. ASSEMBLING A ROCKET TO BE FITTED TO A BEAUFIGHTER AIRCRAFT OF NO. 93 "GREEN GHOST" SQUADRON RAAF, ARE, 138850 LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN (LAC) JACK SMITH OF SYDNEY, NSW; 164314 LAC RON DRAPER OF PORT KEMBLA, NSW; 5154 CORPORAL JACK HILL OF FOOTSCRAY, VIC.

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Accession Number
OG3164
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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