013724 Accession Number: 013724

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RAAF personnel at the site of the wreckage of a Japanese 'Betty' bomber aircraft shot down by Squadron Leader R C Cresswell during a night raid on Darwin on 23 November 1942. The bodies of nine Japanese were later found amidst the wreckage of the aircraft.

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Accession Number
013724
Photographer
John Earl (Earl) McNeil
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film original acetate
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Measurement
Overall: 4 1/4 in x 3 1/4 in
Image: 4 in x 3 in
Date Made
2 December 1942
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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