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Madang, New Guinea, 1945-08-03. Stark naked, 82586 Flying Officer (FO) Allen Robert Griffiths (left), Administrative and Special Duties (A&SD) Intelligence, Headquarters, RAAF Northern Command (NORCOM), performs some carpentry on a homemade woodworking bench at NORCOM Headquarters. Eric Pidgeon stands fully clothed beside him (right). A plane rests on the bench next to FO Griffiths, while another woodworking bench stands in the foreground. At rear, clothes hang out to dry on clothes lines strung between palm trees. The bamboo framework for a hut stands in the background (centre) and next to it (right) a tent. Because of the heat, many RAAF members took to leaving their clothes off when they were off duty.
Madang, New Guinea, 1945-08-03. Stark naked except for a pair of boots, 82586 Flying Officer Allen Robert Griffiths (right), Administrative and Special Duties (A&SD) Intelligence, Headquarters, RAAF N
Madang, New Guinea, 1945-08-15. During their celebrations for Victory in the Pacific (VP) Day, RAAF servicemen from Headquarters, RAAF Northern Command (NORCOM), sit on an upturned boat or dinghy afte
Madang, New Guinea, 1945-08-03. 82586 Flying Officer Allen Robert Griffiths, Administrative and Special Duties (A&SD) Intelligence, Headquarters, RAAF Northern Command (NORCOM), tends plants he has ra
Madang, New Guinea, 1945-08-15. Four RAAF officers serving with Headquarters, RAAF Northern Command (NORCOM), celebrate Victory in the Pacific (VP) Day with a session of solid drinking. The men are (l
Madang, New Guinea, 1945-08-15. Sitting around a table (left) on which glasses and bottles of alcohol are resting, four RAAF officers serving with Headquarters, RAAF Northern Command (NORCOM), celebra
Astrolabe Bay, Madang, New Guinea, 1945-08-03. 82586 Flying Officer (FO) Allen Robert Griffiths, Administrative and Special Duties (A&SD) Intelligence, Headquarters, RAAF Northern Command (NORCOM), re
