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Los Negros, Admiralty Islands, New Guinea. June 1944. No. 70 Squadron RAAF Spitfire Mk VC No. A58-212, code UP-G (RAF LZ835), in the squadron's dispersal area at Momote airfield. This aircraft was named "Judith" by the pilot at that time, 417889 Flight Sergeant R. G. M. (Bob) Rice. Note the 90 gallon auxiliary fuel drop tanks on the left background. These tanks had been used extensively during the previous two months on convoy patrol operations. The circular rear vision mirror was a replacement for the original rectangular one.
Los Negros, Admiralty Islands, New Guinea. June 1944. No. 79 Squadron RAAF Spitfire Mk VC, A58-169, code UP-X (RAF ES307) in the squadron's dispersal area on Momote airfield. The rear vision mirror ha
Los Negros, Admiralty Islands, New Guinea. July 1944. No. 79 Squadron RAAF Spitfire Mk Vc A58-169, code UP-X (RAF No. ES307) in the Squadron's workshops and aircraft dispersal area on Momote airfield.
Los Negros, Admiralty Islands, New Guinea. August 1944. No. 79 Squadron RAAF Spitfire Mk Vc A58-247, code UP-P (RAF No. MH306) in the Squadron's aircraft dispersal and workshops area on Momote airfiel
Los Negros, Admiralty Islands, New Guinea. July 1944. Spitfires Mk Vc of No. 79 Squadron RAAF in the aircraft dispersal and Workshops area on Momote airfield. Left to right: A58-169, code UP-X (RAF No
Los Negros, Admiralty Islands, New Guinea. July 1944. No. 79 Squadron RAAF Spitfires Mk Vc in the Squadron's aircraft dispersal area with a Curtiss P40 Kittyhawk of No. 76 or No. 77 Squadron RAAF appr
Los Negros, Admiralty Islands, New Guinea. 1944. 90 gallon auxiliary fuel drop tank for Spitfire Mk Vc aircraft with corrosion and general deterioration that rendered it unserviceable.
