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Kiriwina, Trobriand Islands, Papua. October 1943. 411822 Flying Officer (FO) W. J. (Bill) Pickard, GD Pilot putting on parachute and strapping in to his No. 79 Squadron RAAF Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vc aircraft, A58-138, UP-F, (RAF No. EE836), with the assistance of his support crew before take-off from the airfield. Left to right: Leading Aircraftman (LAC) R. (Ray) Harris, Flight Mechanic; 52673 LAC J. H. (Jack) Stewart, Electrician; FO Pickard; Aircraftman 1 R. (Reg) Willingham, Flight Rigger 49388 LAC M. J. (Mick) Moore, Armourer.
Kiriwina, Trobriand Islands, Papua. October 1943. 411822 Flying Officer (FO) W. J. (Bill) Pickard, GD Pilot and his No. 79 Squadron RAAF Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vc aircraft, A58-138, UP-F, (RAF No. EE
Kiriwina Island, Trobriand Islands, Papua. September 1943. A card game among pilots on standby in the No. 79 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF Operations/Standby Room on the airfield. Note parachute rack in th
Kiriwina Island, Trobriand Islands, Papua. 1944. Identification portrait of 49388 Leading Aircraftman M. J. (Mick) Moore, Armourer, No. 79 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF.
Kiriwina Island, Trobriand Islands, Papua. 1944. Identification portrait of 411822 Flying Officer W. J. (Bill) Pickard, GD Pilot, No. 79 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF.
Kiriwina, Trobriand Islands, Papua. November 1943. 411822 Flying Officer W. J. (Bill) Pickard, GD Pilot of No. 79 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF outside his tent in the Squadron's camp area.
Kiriwina, Trobriand Islands, Papua. November 1943. Personnel of No. 79 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF Workshops Section aboard a truck to return from Kiriwina airfield to their camp for lunch. Left to right
