OG3833 Accession Number: OG3833

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BOFU, JAPAN. 1946-03-18. 1319 WING COMMANDER ANDY D. SWAN MBE, ELWOOD, VIC (LEFT), SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER OF NO. 81 FIGHTER WING RAAF, WAS WAITING AT BOFU TO GREET 2623 SQUADRON LEADER FRANK SCHAAF DFC OF SYDNEY, NSW, WHO LED IN THE FIRST NO. 82 SQUADRON RAAF MUSTANG AIRCRAFT, AFTER A DIRECT FLIGHT FROM OKINAWA TO JAPAN, ON THE LAST LEG OF THEIR LONG JOURNEY FROM LABUAN, NORTH BORNEO.

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Accession Number
OG3833
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
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Copyright expired - public domain

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