| Place | Oceania: Australia, Queensland, Brisbane, Eagle Farm |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P01097.019 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | |
| Place made | Australia: Queensland, Brisbane, Eagle Farm |
| Date made | 1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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FIVE MEMBERS OF THE TECHNICAL AIR INTELLIGENCE UNIT (TAIU), UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCE (USAAF), ...
Description
FIVE MEMBERS OF THE TECHNICAL AIR INTELLIGENCE UNIT (TAIU), UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCE (USAAF), BESIDE A MITSUBISHI A6M3, NAVY TYPE O MODEL 32 FIGHTER AIRCRAFT, RECENTLY REBUILT BY THIS UNIT IN HANGAR 7 AT EAGLE FARM. LEFT TO RIGHT. MAJOR CLYDE D. GESSEL, THE UNIT'S STRUCTURAL ENGINEER; STAFF SERGEANT ROBERT F. HENDRIKSEN; S/SGT MARING P. CLARK; SERGEANT JOHN D. MOLLETT; AND MILES H. ROBBINS. ALLIED CODE NAMES FOR THIS AIRCRAFT TYPE WERE HAP, HAMP, AND ZEKE 32, ALTHOUGH THE MITSUBISHI TYPE A6M AIRCRAFT WAS UNIVERSALLY KNOWN AS A ZERO.