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Townsville, Qld. 2 November 1945. Informal group portrait of pilots of 79 Fighter Squadron, RAAF. They are standing next to a Spitfire Mk VII aircraft at Garbutt Airfield and are en route to No. 6 Aircraft Depot, Oakey, Qld, after serving in Morotai. Identified, from left to right: 402932 Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) G. W. (Bill) Andrews, 408891 Flt Lt Norman G. Smithells, Flying Officer Robert (Bob) Allen, 408021 Squadron Leader Ken E. James, Commanding Officer and 437523 Flying Officer Hugh D. Kennare. The Squadron was disbanded at Oakey on 12 November 1945. (Donor H. Kennare)
Townsville, Qld. 2 November 1945. Informal group portrait of pilots of 79 Fighter Squadron, RAAF, sitting beside their Spitfire Mk VII aircraft at Garbutt Airfield. They are en route to No. 6 Aircraft
Morotai, Netherland East Indies. 25 October 1945. Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) B. T. McLaughlin (right), a Catholic RAAF Chaplain, and Flt Lt T. W. Scott (left), an Anglican RAAF Chaplain conduct burial
Townsville, Qld. 1 November 1945. Two Australian built Beaufighter aircraft, serial numbers A8-235 (right) and A8-162 (left) at Garbutt Airfield. A8-235 was captained by Flying Officer Jack Higgins, a
LAST GROUP PHOTOGRAPH OF PILOTS AND OFFICERS OF NO. 79 SQUADRON RAAF. TAKEN OUTSIDE THEIR MESS AT MOROTAI. FRONT ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: FLIGHT LIEUTENANT (FLT LT) BILL BASEY; FLT LT BOB MCPHERSON; FLT LT
Morotai, Netherland East Indies. 9 September 1945. Portrait of the maintenance and servicing personnel of "A" and "B" Flights Groundstaff and Workshop Section and some pilots of 79 Squadron, RAAF. Beh
Morotai, Netherland East Indies. 15 August 1945. Pilots of 79 Squadron, RAAF, fly their Spitfire MK VIII aircraft in VP formation over Pitoe Airfield. They are led by their Commanding Officer 408021 S
