Archer, J S (Flying Officer, RAAF) Accession Number: EXDOC139

Description

Army signal advising that a Wirraway aircraft has show down Japanese "Zero" in the vicinity of Gona, 26 December 1942. The pilot of the Wirraway was later identified as being 409285 Pilot Officer John Sims Archer, No. 4 Squadron.

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Accession Number
EXDOC139
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Document
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
1942
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Provenance
AWM315 419/032/002
Copyright
Commonwealth of Australia copyright

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