| Places | |
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| Accession Number | 078725 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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SINGAPORE, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. 1940-08. THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE SERGEANT'S MESS AT THE ROYAL ...
Description
SINGAPORE, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. 1940-08. THE MAIN ENTRANCE TO THE SERGEANT'S MESS AT THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE STATION, SEMBAWANG, WHICH WAS TAKEN OVER FROM THE ROYAL AIR FORCE. THE UNITS USING THE MESS ARE AS FOLLOWS:- NO.8 SQUADRON, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE; NO.1 SQUADRON, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE; NO.23 SQUADRON, "THE CITY OF MELBOURNE SQUADRON", (CITIZEN'S AIR FORCE) ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE; STATION HEADQUARTERS, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE; NO.453 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE. (TERMED-AN-INFILTRATION SQUADRON, IN THAT THE GROUND STAFF WERE AUSTRALIANS WHILE THE OFFICERS WERE FROM THE ROYAL AIR FORCE).