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El Daba, Egypt. 25 December 1943. 11475 Jimmy Burgess, Flight Rigger, doing some sewing and being watched by 14656 J. (Joe) Cross. Both are members of No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF, and recently celebrated their 1,000th day overseas.
El Daba, Egypt. c. December 1943. 14656 Leading Aircraftman (LAC) Joe Cross of NSW, a flight rigger with No. 451 Squadron RAAF, works on an aircraft. Note the Supermarine Spitfire aircraft in the back
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. 25 December 1943. Ground crew members of No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF, enjoy a cigarette on Christmas morning. This is the third Christmas these airmen have spent overseas, and the
El Daba, Egypt. c. May 1943. 14656 Leading Aircraftman Joe Cross, flight rigger, ground crew member of No. 451 Squadron RAAF, handles the pump as he refuels a Supermarine Spitfire aircraft.
El Daba, Egypt. c. 1943. Portrait of 25140 Leading Aircraftman A. A. Brown, ground crew member of No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF. One of the "old originals", he recently celebrated his 1,000th day o
El Daba, Egypt. c. May 1943. Informal portrait of 15595 Leading Aircraftman Dave Dalton of NSW, ground crew member of No. 451 Squadron RAAF in the Middle East, recently celebrated his 1,000th day over
