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El Daba, Egypt. 25 December 1943. 10760 Leading Aircraftman J. C. (Popeye) Rowe, with No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF, reading mail from home.
El Daba, Egypt. December 1943. Standing at the opening of a tent are, 1963 Leading Aircraftman (LAC) H. A. (Alec) McKay (killed in Corsica 12 May 1944) and 23141 LAC J. H. (Jim) Chambers, parachute pa
El Daba, Egypt. 25 December 1943. Members of No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF, reading their Christmas mail from home. These airmen have not seen their family back home in a long time. It is their thi
El Daba, Egypt. 25 December 1943. 11475 Leading Aircraftman J. (Jim) Burgess, a Flight Rigger with No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF, sewing a button on his shirt outside his tent.
El Daba, Egypt. c. 1943. Members of No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF prepare for their move to Corsica. Left to right: 15568 Sergeant A. H. Little; unidentified; 26428 Corporal A. L. Shearing; 18398 L
El Daba, Egypt. 25 December 1943. 20854 Leading Aircraftman Harry Bolton of NSW, prepares Christmas Dinner for members of No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF.
El Daba, Egypt. c. May 1943. Informal portrait of 15615 Leading Aircraftman Cliff Honeyfield, flight rigger with No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF, who has credited 1,000 days overseas.
