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Photograph NWA0053 Second World War, 1939-1945Coomalie Creek, NT. 20 January 1943. Aircraftman 1 W. Williamson (left) and Aircraftman 1 E. M. Fagan both of No. 31 (Beaufighter) Squadron RAAF, on guard duty at a sentry post on the station.

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Coomalie Creek, NT. 20 January 1943. Aircraftman 1 W. Williamson of No. 31 (Beaufighter) Squadron RAAF, on guard duty at a sentry post on the station, watched by the Squadron mascot, a donkey named "Joshua".
Coomalie Creek, NT. 20 January 1943. Aircraftman 1 W. Williamson (left) and Aircraftman 1 E. M. Fagan both of No. 31 (Beaufighter) Squadron RAAF, on guard duty at a sentry post on the station.

Coomalie Creek, NT. 20 January 1943. It's a three-man job to wash the No. 31 (Beaufighter) Squadron RAAF mascot, a donkey named "Joshua", in a creek. Identified personnel are: Aircraftman 1 (AC1) L. H

Coomalie Creek, NT. 20 January 1943. A Bristol Beaufighter aircraft No. 31 Squadron RAAF, takes off to join other Squadron aircraft on a mission.

Coomalie Creek, NT. 20 January 1943. A Bristol Beaufighter aircraft of No. 31 Squadron RAAF, at the moment of take off on a mission.

Coomalie Creek, NT. 20 January 1943. At a RAAF forward station, in the No. 31 (Beaufighter) Squadron RAAF area, a quiet spot in a bush setting with a few basic amenities in which to relax.

Coomalie Creek, NT. 20 January 1943. Two armourers of No. 31 (Beaufighter) Squadron RAAF, sitting on an aircraft loading a belt of 20mm ammunition into one of the aircraft's ammunition boxes.
