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Nidania, Arakan, Burma. 30 March 1945. RAAF pilots in No. 615 'Churchill's Own' (Spitfire) Squadron RAF take a rubber dinghy with them for a swim on a surf beach in the Arakan. Left to right: 409953 Warrant Officer (WO) John E. Payne of Hampton, Vic; 412782 Pilot Officer A. L. (Pud) Whiteman of Mosman, NSW, and formerly of Gunnedah, NSW; 409608 WO Ray Staff of Eltham, Vic; 412579 WO D. G. (Blue) Fletcher of Manly, NSW, and formerly of Parkes, NSW.
Nidania, Arakan, Burma. 30 March 1945. RAAF pilots in No. 615 'Churchill's Own' (Spitfire) Squadron RAF, operating on the Burma front, have adopted a young owl found in a tree outside the Sergeants' M
Nidania, Arakan, Burma. 30 March 1945. RAAF pilots in No. 615 'Churchill's Own' (Spitfire) Squadron RAF, operating on the Burma front, have adopted a young owl found in a tree outside the Sergeants' M
Nidania, Arakan, Burma. 29 March 1945. Twin brothers flying with No. 615 'Churchill's Own' (Spitfire) Squadron RAF on the Burma front are 409953 Warrant Officer (WO) John Payne (left) and 409957 WO Al
Nidania, Arakan, Burma. 29 March 1945. Twin brothers flying with No. 615 'Churchill's Own' (Spitfire) Squadron RAF on the Burma front are 409953 Warrant Officer (WO) John Payne (left) and 409957 WO Al
India. C. 1942-12. Group portrait of Australian pilots of No. 615 (Churchill's Own) Squadron RAF. Left to right: Pilot Officer M. T. W. Pain; Warrant Officer (WO) J. E. Payne, WO R. S. M. Layford; Fly
India. C. 1942-12. Portrait of Warrant Officer A. L. Whiteman RAAF, a pilot with of No. 615 (Churchill's Own) Squadron RAF.
