Beaufighter - No. 30 Squadron, Tadji

Units	No. 30 Squadron RAAF mobile works units Royal Australian Air Force
Place	Oceania: New Guinea, Aitape
Accession Number	ART23497
Collection type	Art
Measurement	Overall: 27.4 cm x 38.6 cm
Object type	Drawing
Physical description	watercolour on paper
Maker	Dargie, William
Place made	New Guinea: Aitape
Date made	1944
Conflict	Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright	Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial This item is licensed under CC BY-NC

Description

Drawing of a beaufighter on the airstrip in Tadji. In the foreground is a tent, with a soldier kneeling down next to a jerry can. This airstrip was completed by Numbers 5, 6 and 7 Mobile Works Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, in 42 hours.

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Second World War, 1939-1945

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Oceania: New Guinea, Aitape

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