Collection related to RAAF Historical Section Accession Number: P02491.010

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Warrant Officer (WO) Creighton Jewkes of Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada, mid-upper gunner (left) and WO Langley Brasier of Boggabri, NSW, rear gunner (right), tell Flight Lieutenant Lawrence Rowley DFM of Stainforth, Doncaster (centre), the skipper of their RAF Liberator of Strategic Air Force, Eastern Air Command, how they shot down a Japanese Oscar fighter aircraft during the attack on Rangoon on the 11 February 1945.

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Accession Number
P02491.010
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c. February 1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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