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Kiriwina Island, Trobriand Islands, Papua. August 1943. A group of No. 79 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF airmen by the Stores Section. Left to right: 8484 Flight Sergeant A. C. E. (Ace) Howell, Fitter Armourer; 33267 Corporal S. J. (Syd) Frood, Fitter IIA; 3373 Sergeant D. C. (Des) O'Brien, Fitter IIE; 132259 Aircraftman 1 R. (Rowley) Bullivant, ACH; 132262 AC1 M. J. (Max) Deller, ACH.
At Sea. June 1943. Informal group portrait of senior Non-commissioned Officers of No. 79 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF, on the deck of Dutch MV Cremer en route Sydney, NSW to Milne Bay in Papua from the 6
Kiriwina, Trobriand Islands, Papua. September 1943. 420898 Flight Sergeant W. F. (Wal) Howard (right) with 33267 Corporal S. J. (Syd) Frood, a Fitter IIA of his support crew and their No. 79 Squadron
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
Kiriwina Island, Trobriand Islands, Papua. August 1943. Airmen of No. 79 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF practise their "marksmanship" on the airfield with three of the Squadron's Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vc
Kiriwina, Trobriand Islands, Papua. November 1943. A group of airmen servicing a No. 79 Squadron RAAF Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vc aircraft on the airfield. Back row, on the wing, left to right: 54335 L
Goodenough Island, D'Entrecasteaux Group, Papua. 26 June 1943. Four airmen of No. 79 Squadron RAAF with one of the Squadron's Mk Vc Spitfire aircraft on Vivigani airfield. Left to right: 37383 Leading
