Place | Asia: Netherlands East Indies, Halmahera Island, Morotai Island |
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Accession Number | AC0031 |
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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DOUGLAS BOSTON (A-20) AIRCRAFT OF NO. 22 SQUADRON RAAF IN SOUTH WEST PACIFIC AREA. NO. 22 WAS THE ...
Description
DOUGLAS BOSTON (A-20) AIRCRAFT OF NO. 22 SQUADRON RAAF IN SOUTH WEST PACIFIC AREA. NO. 22 WAS THE ONLY AUSTRALIAN SQUADRON WHICH WAS EQUIPPED WITH THIS TYPE. IT WAS LATER REEQUIPPED WITH BEAUFIGHTERS AFTER MOST OF ITS BOSTONS WERE CAUGHT ON GROUND, AT NIGHT, BY JAPANESE BOMBING AT MOROTAI.