SEA0120 Accession Number: SEA0120

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Thazi, Burma. c. January 1945. Inspecting the interior of a temple near Kaleymo which had been abandoned by the Burmese after it was damaged by the Japanese are three RAAF Hurricane pilots of No. 20 Squadron RAF. Left to right: 409374 Flying Officer Roy Bennell of Redcliffs, Vic; 401140 Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) Peter McMillan of Inverleigh, Vic; 412450 Pilot Officer John Jenkins of Narromine, NSW. Flt Lt McMillan commands the first rocket-carrying Hurricane aircraft flight in Burma.

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Accession Number
SEA0120
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Support: Acetate
Format: 4x5"
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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