| Place | Asia: Netherlands East Indies, Dutch New Guinea, Noemfoor Island |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART26979 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | framed: 59 x 46.5 cm; Overall: 43.2 x 32 cm |
| Object type | Painting |
| Physical description | oil over pencil on hardboard |
| Maker |
Freedman, Harold |
| Date made | 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: External copyright |
Kittyhawk inspection
Description
Depicts unidentified ground crew working on Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk aircraft. During the Second World War Freedman enlisted in the RAAF and was appointed as a war artist attached to the RAAF Historical War Records Section and he worked here from 1944 to 1945, in Borneo, Noemfoor and around Australia.