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PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND. 1943-01-27. MEMBERS OF THE GROUND STAFF OF NO. 10 SQUADRON RAAF AT RAF STATION MOUNT BATTEN HAULING ON A LINE ATTACHED TO ONE OF THEIR SUNDERLAND AIRCRAFT WHICH HAS BEEN BROUGHT ASHORE FOR MAJOR MAINTENANCE WORK. THE NUCLEUS OF THIS SQUADRON ARRIVED IN ENGLAND BEFORE THE WAR IN READINESS TO FLY THE FIRST SUNDERLAND FLYING BOATS OUT TO AUSTRALIA. ONE OF ITS PILOTS, SQUADRON LEADER C. W. PEARCE, OF FREMANTLE, WA, WAS THE FIRST MEMBER OF THE RAAF TO BE AWARDED THE DFC.
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