OG3263 Accession Number: OG3263

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TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1945-08-16. MEMBERS OF NO. 5 (TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE) SQUADRON RAAF WHO DROPPED LEAFLETS GIVING INSTRUCTIONS TO JAPANESE FORCES TELLING THEM HOW AND WHERE TO SURRENDER. LEFT TO RIGHT: 405608 FLYING OFFICER (FO) L. A. STEVENS, LAKEMBA, NSW; 402348 FLIGHT LIEUTENANT (FLT LT) H. H. GRIFFITHS, MOSMAN, NSW; 25350 FO J. HATFIELD, MACKAY, QLD; 408975 FLT LT G. B. DAVIS, W. GEELONG, VIC; 410978 FO J. HEARN, SURREY HILLS, VIC; 426560 FO C. R. DOWNES, PALMWOODS, QLD; 411311 FLT LT J. GOULD, SYDNEY UNIVERSITY, NSW AND TE KUITI, NEW ZEALAND; 413283 FO K. C. THOMPSON, MUNGINDI, NSW; 424150 FO TERRY COLLIS, WAVERLEY, NSW. FLT LT GOULD WAS A STUDENT AT SYDNEY UNIVERSITY WHEN WAR BROKE OUT AND HE JOINED THE RAAF. THE BOOMERANG AIRCRAFT BEHIND THEM IS SERIAL NO. 232.

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Accession Number
OG3263
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Measurement
Image: 2 15/16 in x 4 in
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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