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Monywa, Central Burma. 17/18 March 1945. 412540 Pilot Officer (PO) John Jenkins, RAAF of Narromine, NSW, in the cockpit of his tank-busting Hurricane aircraft of No. 20 Squadron RAF on the Burma front. Hurricane aircraft, equipped with 40mm cannon, have been used extensively in providing close support for the Army on the Burma front, and in February alone PO Jenkins' squadron destroyed sixteen tanks.
Monywa, Central Burma. 17 March 1945. Inspecting the interior of a Burmese temple is 414638 Warrant Officer Lawrence Benfield of Gaythorne, Qld, a pilot in No. 60 (Hurricane) Squadron RAF engaged in p
Monywa, Central Burma. 17 March 1945. Posed against a giant stone lion guarding a Burmese temple is 414638 Warrant Officer Lawrence Benfield of Gaythorne, Qld, a pilot in No. 60 (Hurricane) Squadron R
Monywa, Central Burma. 17 March 1945. Bomb-blasted Monywa, is examined by Pilot Officer J. R. Wolfe (left) and 414638 Warrant Officer Lawrence Benfield of Gaythorne, Qld. Both are pilots in No. 60 Squ
Monywa, Central Burma. 17/18 March 1945. 401140 Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) Peter McMillan of Inverleigh, via Geelong, Vic, commander of the first flight of Hurricane aircraft of No. 20 Squadron RAF to
Monywa, Central Burma. 17/18 March 1945. NZ40554 Sergeant Albert (Tinny) Martin, Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) of Wellington, NZ, was born in Melbourne, Vic, joined the RNZAF, and is now working
Monywa, Central Burma. 17 March 1945. In the ruins of Monywa, blasted by bombing, 414638 Warrant Officer Lawrence Benfield of Gaythorne, Qld, makes a sight-seeing tour on a day off from flying. He is
