306809 Accession Number: 306809

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A blindfolded Japanese pilot, captured by British Solomon Islands Protectorate Defence Force (BSIPDF) scouts, is brought by canoe to the Segi coastwatchers station (ZGJ5), in New Georgia, Solomon Islands. The nineteen year old was piloting a Zero aircraft, which had experience engine failure and downed near New Georgia. Naval Historical Collection, formally Y087.

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Accession Number
306809
Photographer
Lieutenant Commander H A Mackenzie
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 6x8"
Support: Paper (Resin-coated)
Date Made
March 1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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