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Ceram Island, Netherlands East Indies, 1944-08-27. Aerial view, taken at an altitude of 400 feet from the rear cupola of a Bristol Beaufighter of No. 30 Squadron RAAF, showing a camouflaged Japanese lugger (sugar dog) that the aircraft is attacking on the north coast of Ceram Island. Splotches of turbulence in the water near the vessel mark the spots where shells from the aircraft's 20mm cannons have landed during a strafing run.
Cape Kilbon, Ceram Island, Netherlands East Indies. 1944-09. A Japanese barge on fire and sinking out in the open sea after strafing by Beaufighter aircraft of No. 30 Squadron RAAF. (Donor F. Cassidy)
PAMANA (PANAMA) ISLAND, FLORES SEA, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. 1945-08-11. AERIAL PHOTO OF A STRAFING AND BOMBING RUN ON THE VILLAGE AT THE EAST END OF THE ISLAND. BOMBS CAN BE SEEN BURSTING AT THE EDGE
Missool Island, Ceram Sea. c. 1943. A heavily camouflaged 150 ton Japanese barge on fire and sinking near the shore after a strafing attack by Beaufighter aircraft of No. 30 Squadron RAAF. (See also P
FLORES SEA, (08 14'S 120 24'E), NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. 1945-08-11. AERIAL PHOTO OF A STRAFING AND BOMBING RUN ON A JAPANESE MOTOR SAIL SHIP. THE PHOTO WAS TAKEN WITH AN F28 CAMERA FROM NO. 43 SQUADR
MOROTAI, HALMAHERA ISLANDS, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. C. 1945-02. THE 20MM CANNONS WHICH FORM PART OF THE ARMAMENT OF THE BEAUFIGHTER BOMBER AIRCRAFT RECEIVE ATTENTION FROM WARRANT OFFICER BILL SCAMMEL
MOROTAI, HALMAHERA ISLANDS, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. C. 1945-04-11. THE DEVASTATING GROUND STRAFING CARRIED OUT BY BEAUFIGHTER AIRCRAFT OF THE FIRST TACTICAL AIR FORCE RAAF COMES FROM THE WICKED CANNO
