THURSDAY ISLAND, QLD. 1943-12-23. RESCUE LAUNCH, SERIAL NO. RAAF 02-3, OVERHAUL ON SLIPS. ...

Places	Oceania: Australia, Queensland, North Queensland, Torres Strait, Horn Island Oceania: Australia, Queensland, North Queensland, Torres Strait, Thursday Island
Accession Number	OG0518
Collection type	Photograph
Object type	Black & white
Physical description	Black & white
Maker	Harrison, John Thomas
Conflict	Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright	Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain

Description

THURSDAY ISLAND, QLD. 1943-12-23. RESCUE LAUNCH, SERIAL NO. RAAF 02-3, OVERHAUL ON SLIPS. AIRCRAFTMEN ARE SHOWN SCRAPING AND PAINTING THE HULL. TALL FIGURE ON BOW IS SQUADRON LEADER J. F. CRAMER-ROBERTS OF MELBOURNE, VIC, THE COMMANDING OFFICER OF NO. 28 OPERATIONAL BASE UNIT RAAF.