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Los Negros, Admiralty Islands, New Guinea. August 1944. No. 79 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF personnel catching fish that have been stunned by underwater explosions and floated to the surface in a backwater of the lagoon adjacent to the Squadron's workshops on Momote airfield. Left to right: unidentified; 74678 Aircraftman 1 (AC1) W. H. B. (Wally) Cowie, Armourers Assistant; 42667 Corporal N. D. (Norman) Medew, Fitter Armourer; unidentified; 71159 AC1 F. E. (Frank) Cooney, Armourers Assistant.
Los Negros, Admiralty Islands, New Guinea. August 1944. An underwater explosion to stun fish and bring them to the surface for catching by No. 79 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF personnel in a backwater of t
Los Negros, Admiralty Islands, New Guinea. September 1944. An airman of No. 79 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF sailing a craft made from an abandoned Curtiss P40 Kittyhawk auxiliary fuel drop tank on a lagoo
Los Negros, Admiralty Islands, New Guinea. June 1944. Off-duty personnel of No. 79 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF relax in the sea close by the Squadron's camp area in Momote plantation at Southeast Point.
Los Negros, Admiralty Islands, New Guinea. August 1944. Portrait of 18706 Corporal R. H. (Russell) Schroeter, Fitter IIE, No. 79 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF in the Squadron's camp area in Momote plantati
Los Negros, Admiralty Islands, New Guinea. July 1944. Group portrait of personnel of No. 79 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF Transport Section, outside a tent in the Squadron's camp area at Southeast Point. S
Los Negros, Admiralty Islands, New Guinea. June 1944. Group portrait of off-duty personnel of No. 79 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF relaxing in the sea close by the Squadron's camp area in Momote plantation
