Place | Europe: United Kingdom, Scotland |
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Accession Number | 014989 |
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white |
Physical description | Black & white |
Maker |
Dick, Harold George |
Place made | Australia: Northern Territory |
Date made | 11 June 1943 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
NORTHERN AUSTRALIA. LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN (LAC) JACK SUTHERLAND OF SUTHERLAND SHIRE, SCOTLAND, ADDS ...
Description
NORTHERN AUSTRALIA. LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN (LAC) JACK SUTHERLAND OF SUTHERLAND SHIRE, SCOTLAND, ADDS ANOTHER "NIP" TO A PIECE OF JAP ZERO WHICH HANGS IN THE OFFICERS' MESS AT A SPITFIRE SQUADRON IN A NORTHERN AREA. THE WING TIP WAS TAKEN FROM A SHOT DOWN ZERO. A NIP OF WHISKEY IS ADDED FOR EACH JAP PLANE WHICH IS BROUGHT DOWN BY THE SQUADRON. WHEN THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN 10 "NIPS" HAD BEEN CHALKED UP. THE TWO BLACK SWANS ON THE WING TIP REPRESENT THE SWANS THAT DR. EVATT SENT TO WINSTON CHURCHILL. BESIDE THE "NIP" SCORE BOARD IS THE RAF CREST. THE PAINTING WAS DONE BY LAC SUTHERLAND. (NEGATIVE BY H. DICK).