| Place | Oceania: Australia, Northern Territory, Darwin |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART29708 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 53.4 x 56.6 cm |
| Object type | Painting |
| Physical description | gouache over pencil on grey cardboard |
| 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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Notes on aerial warfare over Port Darwin, 4th April 1942
Description
Aerial warfare over Port Darwin. U.S. Air Corps, 5 Fighter Command of 49 Group, 9 Squadron, went up to meet a force of Japanese bombers and Zero fighters. The 14th Australian Anti-Aircraft Battery fired its 3.7 inch guns on a formation of 7 Mitsubishi 'Betty' bombers, hitting the extreme left aircraft, destroying it completely. A flight of Curtiss P-40E Kittyhawks, manoeuvered by Captain Andrew Reynolds of the U.S Air Corps, destroyed 4 bombers, at the same time fighting off a 'Zero' fighter, which was hit by Reynolds.