OG3389 Accession Number: OG3389

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MOROTAI ISLAND, HALMAHERA ISLANDS, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. 1944-12-31. A FLIGHT OF KITTYHAWK AIRCRAFT OF NO. 80 SQUADRON RAAF LED BY WING COMMANDER G. C. ATHERTON DFC OF LAUNCESTON, TAS, EACH CARRYING TWO 500LB BOMBS, ON THEIR WAY TO DIVE BOMB AND STRAFE JAPANESE INSTALLATIONS AT GALELA, IN THE HALMAHERAS GROUP. AIRCRAFT ARE CODED BU-U, BU-B, BU-A, BU-F.

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Accession Number
OG3389
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
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Colour: Black & white
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Whole
Item Count
1
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Copyright expired - public domain

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