| Place | Asia: Netherlands East Indies, Halmahera Island, Morotai Island |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART26965 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | framed: 55.9 x 66 cm; image: 32.6 x 49 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | ink, wash on paper |
| Maker |
Newton, Max |
| Place made | Netherlands East Indies: Halmahera Island, Morotai Island |
| Date made | July 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Stores tent, Morotai
Description
This work depicts a RAAF stores tent that was set up at Morotai, Indonesia. The stores were for the No. 82 Wing, as labelled on the side of the crates. The No. 82 Wing were part of the Air Combat Group and responsible for strike and reconnaissance tasks. The No. 82 Wing was formed in 1944 and was made up of Nos. 12, 21 and 23 Squadrons. The 82 Wing operated B-24 Liberator bombers in the Pacific during World War II. Max (Thomas Maxwell) Newton enlisted with the AIF. He was seconded to the RAAF War History Section as an Official War Artist in 1945. He travelled to Labuan and Morotai as part of his appointment, where he recorded aspects of the RAAF involvement in the Pacific during the Second World War.