| Place | Oceania: Pacific Islands, Truk |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 128121 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Place made | Pacific Islands: Truk |
| Date made | 9 January 1942 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
THE RECONNAISSANCE OF TRUK BY FLIGHT LIEUTENANT YEOWART AND CREW IN A SPECIALLY FITTED HUDSON MK ...
Description
THE RECONNAISSANCE OF TRUK BY FLIGHT LIEUTENANT YEOWART AND CREW IN A SPECIALLY FITTED HUDSON MK IV OF NO. 6 SQUADRON RAAF. THIS OPERATION INVOVLED A RETURN FLIGHT OF 1,405 STATUTE MILES FROM kAVIENG AND WAS THE LONGEST SEA RECONNAISSANCE WHICH THE RAAF HAD UNDERTAKEN IN A LAND BASED AIRCRAFT. THE CONCENTRATION OF ENEMY SHIPPING AND AIRCRAFT SEEN AT TRUK GAVE WARNING OF THE JAPANESE THRUST SOUTH TO NEW BRITAIN AND NEW IRELAND IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS. (PHOTOGRAPH REPRODUCED IN OFFICIAL HISTORY VOLUME: RAAF 1939-42, PAGE 307).