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TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, SOLOMON ISLANDS. C. 1945-01-27. TWO MEMBERS OF NO. 5 (TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE) SQUADRON RAAF, FLIGHT LIEUTENANT I. C. CURTIS DFC, OF BALLARAT, VIC, AND FLYING OFFICER W. J. PASCOE OF NORTH SYDNEY, NSW, INSTRUCTING GROUND STAFF IN LOADING A "STORPEDO" TO THE BOMB RACK OF THE WIRRAWAY AIRCRAFT AT PIVA AIRFIELD. GROUND CREW ARE CORPORAL (CPL) J. R. LISTER OF MAREEBA, QLD, LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN R. MUDGE OF TOORAK, VIC, AND CPL. E. C. HANN OF PORTLAND, VIC.
TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, SOLOMON ISLANDS. C. 1945-03-06. CORPORAL (CPL) J. R. LISTER, MAREEBA, QLD, AND CPL E. C. HANN, PORTLAND, VIC, CARRYING A "STORPEDO" TO AN AUSTRALIAN BUILT WIRRAWAY AIRCR
TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, SOLOMON ISLANDS. C. 1945-01-25. 42717 LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN R. MUDGE, TOORAK, VIC, AND A MEMBER OF NO. 5 (TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE) SQUADRON RAAF BASED AT PIVA AIRFIELD, CA
BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1945-01-17. LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN (LAC) T. F. CRAWFORD, MUNGALLALA, QLD, LAC R. J. BRODERICK, RESERVOIR, VIC, AND CORPORAL J. R. LISTER, MAREEBA, QLD, LOADING .303
Airmen perched on a petrol tender on its way to refuel Boomerang aircraft of 5 (Tactical Reconnaissance) Squadron RAAF based at Piva Airfield at Torokina, Bougainville, Solomon Islands. Left to right:
PIVA AIRFIELD, TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, SOLOMON ISLANDS. C. 1945-01-16. SENIOR OFFICERS OF RAAF, AIF AND ROYAL NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE PLANNING A MISSION TO BOMB JAPANESE TROOPS ON BOUGAINVILLE IS
TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1945-08-17. WIRRAWAY CREW OF NO. 5 (TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE) SQUADRON RAAF RETURNING FROM DROPPING LIEUTENANT GENERAL S. G. SAVIGE'S SURRENDER ORDERS TO
