P01273.005 Accession Number: P01273.005

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A Bristol Beaufighter aircraft (MK 1 C, A19-15, `O') of No. 30 Squadron RAAF in flight returning to Port Moresby after a raid on Lae. The pilot was Flying Officer Brazenor and the navigator was Flight Sergeant Fred B. Anderson. The aircraft is flying close to a rugged rocky mountain with cloud in the background hiding the surrounding mountains.

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Accession Number
P01273.005
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c March 1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor F. Anderson
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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