016604 Accession Number: 016604

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New Guinea. Three RAAF members who were classmates at Christian Brothers' College, Waverley, NSW. Shown: Flying Officer (FO) M. Coleman, observer of Sydney, NSW; Pilot Officer P. Lynch, air gunner of Bondi, NSW; FO E. V. Hickey, observer of Croydon Park, NSW. RAAF members are now flying United States Army Air Force Consolidated B24 Liberator bomber aircraft operating in New Guinea. Every State except Tasmania is represented in the crews. They are jubilant at the opportunity of having these 4-engined Liberator bombers of their own to show what they can do.

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Accession Number
016604
Photographer
Frank N Bagnall
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
24 February 1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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