OG3167 Accession Number: OG3167

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LABUAN, NORTH BORNEO. 1945-08-11. ROCKET FIRING BEAUFIGHTER AIRCRAFT OF NO. 93 "GREEN GHOST" SQUADRON RAAF MADE THEIR DEBUT BY DESTROYING A HOTEL OCCUPIED BY JAPANESE OFFICERS AT SIBU IN WEST BORNEO. VICTORIANS AMONG THE CREWS ARE, BACK ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: 428425 WARRANT OFFICER (WO) GRAEME MCLEOD OF STRATHMERTON; 410932 WO STAN LEVISTON OF BALLARAT; 438594 FLIGHT SERGEANT (FLT SGT) GEOFF DOUGLAS OF MELBOURNE; 1382 FLIGHT LIEUTENANT BILL HARRIS OF ESSENDON. SITTING: 418719 WO JACK CARTER OF MELBOURNE; 438420 FLT SGT DAVE FYSHE OF ST KILDA. THEY ARE BEHIND AIRCRAFT A8-120.

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Accession Number
OG3167
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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