012735 Accession Number: 012735

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NO 76 FIGHTER SQUADRON RAAF. AUSTRALIAN FIGHTER PILOTS FROM OVERSEAS RETURN TO AUSTRALIA TO STRENGTHEN OUR OPERATIONAL SQUADRONS. AT A FORWARD BASE THREE OF THESE EXPERIENCED PILOTS MEET. THEY ARE (LEFT TO RIGHT) FLIGHT LIEUTENANT. C.N. WAWN, DFC OF MELBOURNE AND EDENHOPE; SQUADRON LEADER. K.W. TRUSCOTT, DFC AND BAR, OF MELBOURNE; SQUADRON LEADER. P. TURNBULL, DFC. (NEGATIVE BY ANDERSON).

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Accession Number
012735
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
30 June 1942
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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