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TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1944-12-23. WARRANT OFFICER J. REYNOLDS, NO.17 PHOTO SQUADRON, 13TH UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, EXPLAINING THE USE OF THE OXYGEN TUBE IN THE COCKPIT OF A P38 LOCKHEED "LIGHTNING" AIRCRAFT TO TROOPS OF THE 1ST INDIAN HEAVY ANTI-AIRCRAFT REGIMENT AT PIVA AIRSTRIP. THESE TROOPS WERE CAPTURED BY THE JAPANESE AT SINGAPORE IN 1942-02. RECENTLY THEY EVADED THEIR GUARDS AND, WITH THE AID OF A FRIENDLY NATIVE, MADE THEIR WAY TO THE AUSTRALIAN LINES.
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