| Place | Oceania: Australia, Australian Capital Territory, Canberra |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART21385 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | sheet: 42.3 x 36.2 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | pencil on paper |
| Maker |
Curtis, R Emerson |
| Place made | Australia: Australian Capital Territory, Canberra |
| Date made | 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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1st Lieutenant W. F. A Winckel N. E.I
Description
When a Japanese submarine was seen off the N.S.W coast early in 1942, Winckel hunted it down, bombed and sank it - the first enemy submarines to be destroyed by aerial attack in Australian waters. Winckel is of Dutch ancestry and was born in Java. Netherlands East Indies Air Force; 1st Lieutenant W F A Winckel, NEIA.