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Poretta, Corsica, France. April 1944. 33655 Corporal J. E. F. (Jim) McKensey and 56489 Leading Aircraftman W. F. Fleming, both members of No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF, now operating from Poretta, take an opportunity to view the countryside in the vicinity of their camp. The picturesque countryside is a change from the arid barreness of the Western Desert camps they have known in the past.
Ajaccio, Corsica, France. April 1944. 33655 Corporal Jim McKensey of Armidale, NSW, who is a member of No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF, operating from Poretta. He is seen here at the gate of Napoleon
Poretta, Corsica, France. April 1944. 33655 Corporal J. H. McKensey of Armidale, NSW, visits the show places in the town near the squadron's airfield. He is a member of No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAA
Poretta, Corsica, France. April 1944. 33655 Corporal J. H. McKensey of Armidale, NSW (left), visits the show places in the town near the squadron's airfield. He is a member of No. 451 (Spitfire) Squad
Poretta, Corsica, France. April 1944. Airmen of No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF now operating from Poretta Airfield, after long months on escort work from the Western Desert, spend some time explorin
Poretta, Corsica, France. April 1944. Airmen of No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF now operating from Poretta Airfield, after long months on escort work from the Western Desert, spend some time explorin
Poretta, Corsica, France. May 1944. A picturesque township situated in a picturesque country. To airmen of No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF, which has been operating in the Western Desert this new bas
