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Hathazari, Eastern Bengal, India. c. 21 February 1945. The crew of 'M for Mother', a Douglas C47 Dakota transport aircraft of No. 117 Squadron RAF, dropping supplies in Burma, climb aboard over the load stacked ready for dropping by parachute. In front is the pilot and skipper, Flight Sergeant Noel Felstead, RAAF, of Brighton, Vic and to the right of him are, left to right: Warrant Officer Bill Gerrard, RAAF, navigator of Rockhampton, Qld; Flying Officer (FO) Jack Swinburne, wireless air gunner (WAG) of Winlaton Mill, Blaydon-on-Tyne, England; Sergeant Norm Rigg, air gunner of Carnforth, Lancashire. Face obscured (far left) is FO Frank Hudson, WAG of Belmore, NSW.
Hathazari, Eastern Bengal, India. c. 21 February 1945. Table niceties are dispensed with when you come back from a tiring trip dropping supplies from Douglas C47 Dakota transport aircraft No. 117 Squa
Hathazari, Eastern Bengal, India. c. 21 February 1945. Smokey-joe's by the airstrip supply hot meals for crews of No. 117 (Dakota) Squadron RAF between supply dropping sorties in Burma. Warrant Office
Hathazari, Eastern Bengal, India. c. 21 February 1945. A home-made hammock supports 419410 Flight Sergeant A. K. Rechter, wireless air gunner of North Brighton, Vic, a RAAF member of No. 117 (Dakota)
Hathazari, Eastern Bengal, India. c. 21 February 1945. A full RAAF crew of No. 117 (Dakota) Squadron RAF operating over the Arakan, who have been together since training days in Canada, help another A
Hathazari, Eastern Bengal, India. c. 21 February 1945. Eating a meal on the verandah of their basha (bamboo hut) are RAAF members of No. 117 (Dakota) Squadron RAF operating over the Arakan, who have b
Hathazari, Eastern Bengal, India. c. 21 February 1945. Members of No. 117 (Dakota) Squadron RAF in Burma read the forces newspaper, 'SEAC', while their aircraft is being loaded for another mission. Au
