P01274.008 Accession Number: P01274.008

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The nose art showing a boxing rooster on a Beaufighter aircraft (A19-74) of 30 Squadron, RAAF. This aircraft later crashed into the sea off Goodenough Island on 11 August 1943 killing both crew members, 400140 Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt), William Nicholas Pax Cosgrove and Flt Sgt Griffen.

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Accession Number
P01274.008
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film copy negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c 1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor K Delbridge
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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