VIVIGANI, GOODENOUGH ISLAND, PAPUA. 1943-10-12. BEAUFORT AIRCREW OF NO. 8 SQUADRON RAAF WHO TOOK ...

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Accession Number OG0125
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Harrison, John Thomas
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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VIVIGANI, GOODENOUGH ISLAND, PAPUA. 1943-10-12. BEAUFORT AIRCREW OF NO. 8 SQUADRON RAAF WHO TOOK PART IN THE AIR ATTACK ON RABAUL. A DRINK OF HOT COCOA BEFORE DAWN SOOTHES TIRED BODIES AFTER A LONG ARMED VIGIL OVER ENEMY-HELD WATERS. LEFT TO RIGHT: FLIGHT SERGEANT (FLT SGT) W. A. W. POWER, TALLANGATTA, VIC; FLT SGT L. G. CHRISTTOFIS, BRISBANE, QLD; WARRANT OFFICER C. N. MCLACHLAN, BURWOOD, VIC; FLT SGT O. M. ROWE, NORTHCOTE, VIC.