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LABUAN, NORTH BORNEO. 1945-10-19. A FEW MINUTES BEFORE THEY LEFT LABUAN AIRSTRIP, IN THE MASS EXODUS OF RAAF AIRCRAFT WHICH BEGAN DURING THIS WEEK, THESE PILOTS FROM THE FAMOUS NO. 457 (GREY NURSE) SQUADRON RAAF ASSEMBLED NEAR ONE OF THEIR SPITFIRE AIRCRAFT FOR FINAL INSTRUCTIONS FROM THEIR COMMANDING OFFICER. THEY WERE AMONG THE FIRST RAAF PILOTS TO FLY BACK FROM BORNEO TO AUSTRALIA. NOTE THE NOSE ART. OF INTEREST IS THE UNOFFICIAL WEARING OF A ONE PIECE US HERRINGBONE TWILL (HBT) 'FROGSKIN' CAMOUFLAGE UNIFORM BY A RAAF PILOT.
NOEMFOOR ISLAND, DUTCH NEW GUINEA. 1944-07-08. GROUP PORTRAIT OF AIRMEN OF NO. 62 WORKS WING RAAF ON PARADE. OF NOTE IS THE UNOFFICIAL WEARING OF US HERRINGBONE TWILL (HBT) 'FROGSKIN' CAMOUFLAGE TROU
LABUAN, NORTH BORNEO. 1945-07-05. 402986 FLIGHT LIEUTENANT (FLT LT) GEORGE SCRIMGEOUR OF ANNERLEY, QLD, WHO WITH 403038 FLT LT GILLIAN CAMPBELL OF POTTS POINT, NSW, SHOT DOWN THE FIRST JAPANESE AIRCRA
LABUAN, NORTH BORNEO. 1945-07-05. 402986 FLIGHT LIEUTENANT (FLT LT) GEORGE SCRIMGEOUR OF ANNERLEY, QLD, WHO WITH 403038 FLT LT GILLIAN CAMPBELL OF POTTS POINT, NSW, SHOT DOWN THE FIRST JAPANESE AIRCRA
LABUAN, NORTH BORNEO. 1945-10-19. 403521 FLIGHT LIEUTENANT (FLT LT) BRUCE LITTLE FROM MANLY, NSW, STOWS HIS KIT IN THE AMMUNITION BIN OF HIS SPITFIRE AIRCRAFT BEFORE TAKING OFF FROM LABUAN ON THE LONG
LABUAN, NORTH BORNEO. 1945-10-19. 409626 FLIGHT LIEUTENANT (FLT LT) JIM VICKERS-WILLIS OF BRIGHTON, VIC, HELPS 403521 FLT LT BRUCE LITTLE OF MANLY, NSW, TO STOW CLOTHES AND PERSONAL GEAR IN THE AMMUNI
LABUAN, NORTH BORNEO. 1945-10-19. TAXIING OUT TO THE RUNWAY AT LABUAN AIRSTRIP, TO TAKE OFF ON THE FIRST STAGE OF THE FLIGHT BACK TO AUSTRALIA, THIS SPITFIRE AIRCRAFT FROM THE FAMOUS NO. 457 (GREY NUR
LABUAN, NORTH BORNEO. 1945-10-19. LINED UP ON LABUAN AIRSTRIP, THESE SPITFIRE AIRCRAFT OF THE FAMOUS NO. 457 (GREY NURSE) SQUADRON RAAF, ARE READY TO TAXI OUT FOR THE TAKE OFF ON THE FIRST STAGE OF TH
LABUAN, NORTH BORNEO. 1945-08-11. BELLYTANKS OF THIS TYPE ADD AT LEAST 100 MILES TO THE RANGE OF LABUAN-BASED SPITFIRES OF THE "GREY NURSE" SQUADRON, NO. 457 SQUADRON RAAF. SOMETIMES BELLYTANKS ARE US
