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Kumbhirgram, Assam, India. 1945-01-07. 400168 Flying Officer Bob Barclay, RAAF of Launceston, Tas, Navigator in No 45 (Mosquito) Squadron RAF operating on the Burma front, sits on a 500lb bomb and manicures his nails with a Ghurka kukri knife.
Kumbhirgram, Assam, India. 7 January 1945. Scrambled eggs and tomatoes, cooked and eaten by Flying Officer (FO) Max Neil of Collaroy, NSW (left) and FO Bob Barclay of Launceston, Tas, pilot and naviga
Kumbhirgram, Assam, India. 7 January 1945. Preparing afternoon tea over a primus stove at an airfield are Flying Officer (FO) Bob Barclay of Launceston, Tas (left), and FO Max Neil Collaroy of Sydney,
Kumbhirgram, Assam, India. 7 January 1945. Flying Officer (FO) Bob Barclay, RAAF, of Launceston, Tas (left), and FO Rex Garnham, Royal New Zealand Air Force, of Blenheim, NZ, both members of No. 45 (M
Kumbhirgram, Assam, India. 1945-01-07. 406523 Flying Officer Peter Ewing, RAAF, Pilot of North Perth, WA, a member of No. 45 (Mosquito) Squadron RAF operating over Burma, climbs into his cockpit.
Kumbhirgram, Assam, India. 7 January 1945. Crews in No. 45 (Mosquito) Squadron RAF rest on bomb trolleys. Left to right: Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) Jack Nankervis, RAAF of Glenelg, SA; Flying Officer
Kumbhirgram, Assam, India. 7 January 1945. Flying Officer Bill Taylor RAAF of Kogarah, NSW, a pilot in No. 45 (Mosquito) Squadron RAF operating over Burma, shaves in a basin made from a bomb tail. The
