060729 Accession Number: 060729

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Side view of a Royal Australian Air Force Boomerang fighter, A46-100, after it struck the tail of A46-146, causing the fighter to ground loop at the end of the landing run. The crash took place at No. 59 Operational Base Unit, Millingimbi Island, Northern Territory. Shown are: 59275 Leading Aircraftman Kenneth Alfred Hoffman (1); 6785 Sergeant Wilfred Roy Chave (2).

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Accession Number
060729
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
20 November 1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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