WESTERN PACIFIC 1946-01-11. ROYAL NAVY MAINTENANCE CREW STOP WORK ON A BARRACUDA AIRCRAFT TO ...

Accession Number 125126
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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WESTERN PACIFIC 1946-01-11. ROYAL NAVY MAINTENANCE CREW STOP WORK ON A BARRACUDA AIRCRAFT TO WATCH A PRESENTATION OF MONEY TO THE SHIP'S CREW OF HMS VENGEANCE. AUSTRALIAN TROOPS ON BOARD HAD RAISED THE MONEY AMONGST THEMSELVES AS A MARK OF GRATITUDE FOR THE HOSPITALITY SHOWN THEM DURING THE VOYAGE HOME. (PHOTOGRAPHER SGT F. A. C. BURKE)