017374 Accession Number: 017374

Description

Hollandia, New Guinea. Leading Aircraftman Whiteman of Bathurst, NSW, uses his jeep, Sgt 'A' Flt, to tow an RAAF Curtiss P40 Kittyhawk aircraft of No. 78 Squadron with auxiliary (belly) tank under the fuselage to a new position on an airfield in northern New Guinea.

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Accession Number
017374
Photographer
Captain Norman Brown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
1 July 1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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