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Kyaukpyu, Ramree Island, Burma. 4 August 1945. RAAF members 410045 Warrant Officer R. N. (Bob) Dutneall of Kew, Vic (left), and 412991 WO J. J. (Butch) Masters of Swansea, NSW, pilots in No. 273 (Spitfire) Squadron RAF operating from one of the most advanced airstrips in Burma, rest under a tree. Above them is the 'scram bell'.
Rangoon, Burma. 19 May 1945. RAAF pilots in No. 273 (Spitfire) Squadron RAF, 410045 Warrant Officer (WO) R. N. (Bob) Dutneall of Kew, Vic, 420095 WO Mark Wood of Fairfield West, NSW, and 412991 WO L.
Rangoon, Burma. 19 May 1945. RAAF pilots in No. 273 Squadron, the first RAF Spitfire squadron to be based on Rangoon after its recapture seized the first opportunity of sight-seeing in the shattered c
Australian and New Zealand airmen serving with No. 273 (Spitfire) Squadron RAF, enjoy sight-seeing in the recaptured city of Rangoon. Left to right, 420095 WO Mark Wood, RAAF of Fairfield West, NSW, 4
Rangoon, Burma. 19 May 1945. RAAF pilots in No. 273 (Spitfire) Squadron RAF, 410045 Warrant Officer (WO) R. N. (Bob) Dutneall of Kew, Vic, and 420095 WO Mark Wood of Fairfield West, NSW, admire one of
Kyaukpyu, Ramree Island, Burma. 4 August 1945. A Burmese temple, desecrated by the Japanese when they used it as a strongpoint, is inspected by four RAAF members operating with the RAF from a forward
Australian and New Zealand airmen serving with No. 273 (Spitfire) Squadron RAF, enjoy sight-seeing in the recaptured city of Rangoon. Scrupously observing Buddhist religious customs, the airmen remove
