012999 Accession Number: 012999

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LIEUT. BOB HARRIGER OF ROSE BUSH, MICHIGAN ONE OF THE NIGHT FIGHTER PILOTS WHO ENGAGED A LONE JAPANESE RAIDER OVER TOWNSVILLE ON 28 JULY 1942. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE LONG RANGE FLYING BOAT WAS DESTROYED, BUT NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO TOWNSVILLE. (NEGATIVE BY ANDERSON).

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Accession Number
012999
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
6 August 1942
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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