RAAF Pilots Headquarters

Place Oceania: New Guinea1, Wewak
Accession Number ART29910
Collection type Art
Measurement sheet: 25.4 x 37.2 cm
Object type Work on paper
Physical description pencil on paper
Maker Ashton, Richard
Place made New Guinea1: Wewak
Date made 11 October 1945
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Unlicensed copyright

Description

The Royal Australian Airforce (RAAF) Pilots Headquarters on the beach at Wewak, New Guinea. A parachute has been used to create an awning under which a personnel member stands nude enjoying a drink; the beach can be seen to his right.