| Places | |
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| Accession Number | ART21689 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 41.8 x 52.8 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | crayon with coloured washes and with sanguine conte crayon on paper |
| Maker |
Hodgkinson, Roy |
| Place made | Australia: Northern Territory, Darwin |
| Date made | 1942 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Flying Officer Richard Overhue
Description
Portrait depicting Flying Officer Richard F. Overhue, of the Royal Australian Air Force, relaxed, writing home in the Darwin bush outside his tent, with his feet propped on his improvised bathroom rigged on a pandamus palm. Flying Officer Overhue has carried out 26 bombardment missions on Timor, Dilli, Ambon and shipping in near waters in addition to numerous reconnaissance and patrol flights, Darwin.