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Qld. 1944-09-21. Martin PBM Marine flying boat, RAAF serial no. A70-12, registration VHCPL, of No. 41 Squadron RAAF based at Cairns, in flight. The pilot is 411319 Flight Lieutenant Fox of Longueville, NSW, in the air at 8000 feet en route from Townsville to Port Moresby.
Port Moresby, New Guinea. 1944-09-23. Papuan boathand assists coxswains of RAAF launches. The native has just made fast to a Martin PBM Mariner flying boat aircraft, serial no. A70-4, of No. 41 (Trans
Hollandia, Dutch New Guinea. 1944-09-22. Martin PBM Marine flying boat, serial no. A70-5, of No. 41 (Transport Sea) Squadron RAAF based at Cairns, mooring in Lake Sentani. View from the aircraft showi
Port Moresby, New Guinea. 1944-08/09. Martin PBM Mariner flying boat aircraft of No. 41 (Transport Sea) Squadron RAAF, based at Cairns, taking off from the water to start the long flight to Hollandia.
Qld. 1944-09-24. Navigator of Martin PBM Mariner flying boat aircraft, serial no. A70-5, registration VHCPE, of No. 41 (Transport Sea) Squadron RAAF stationed at Cairns, in flight to Port Moresby. War
New Guinea. 1944-09-22. In the cockpit of a Martin PBM Mariner flying boat aircraft, serial no. A70-5, of No. 41 (Transport Sea) Squadron RAAF based at Cairns, in flight between Hollandia and Madang.
Port Moresby, Dutch New Guinea. 1944-09-21. A Papuan native (right) assists to refuel a Martin PBM Mariner flying boat aircraft of No. 41 (Transport Sea) Squadron RAAF based at Cairns, from a refuelli
