Description
The pilot, Flying Officer (FO) O224754 David Robert Smith, and the navigator, O117342 Flying Officer Peter Vincent Murphy touch stand next to a Canberra light bomber A84-244 aircraft on which is loaded the last bomb dropped by No. 2 Squadron RAAF in Vietnam. The bomb was painted white, and the armourers had printed in red the words "76,389th and last bomb compliments to Charlie from RAAF No. 2 Squadron RAAF UC Dai Loi". Murphy was given the honour of flying the squadron's final mission as his 310 Vietnam missions with No. 2 Squadron was the Squadron's highest number of Vietnam missions.
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Accession Number
P02146.001
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Support: Acetate
Format: 35mm
Brand: FUJI
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