| Accession Number | P04360.002 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | |
| Place made | Malaya: Kelantan, Kota Bharu |
| Date made | 1976 - |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Status to be assessed |
A heavily corroded Pratt and Whitney R-1839 SC3-G twin row radial engine, which was recovered ...
Description
A heavily corroded Pratt and Whitney R-1839 SC3-G twin row radial engine, which was recovered from the sea in 1976, by Mr Abdul Rahman Bin Win Harum, (right) a local fisherman from Kota Bharu, Malaysia; on the left is Group Captain (later Air Commodore) John Robert Macneil, Australian Defence Advisor at the Australian High Commission in Kuala Lumpur from December 1975 to August 1978. The engine is from the port side of a No 1 Squadron RAAF, Lockheed Hudson bomber (A16-19) which crashed into the sea after attacking Japanese shipping on 8 December 1941.