NADZAB, NEW GUINEA. C. 1944-02. SERGEANT C. J. MCFARLANE, COOPAROO, QLD, IN THE COCKPIT OF A ...

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Accession Number OG0683
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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NADZAB, NEW GUINEA. C. 1944-02. SERGEANT C. J. MCFARLANE, COOPAROO, QLD, IN THE COCKPIT OF A VULTEE VENGEANCE DIVE BOMBER AIRCRAFT OF NO. 24 SQUADRON RAAF. AN ENGINEER, HE RUNS THE ENGINE UP FOR TEST. HE HAS BEEN IN THE SQUADRON SINCE 1940-12 AND WAS JUST OUT OF RABAUL BEFORE THE JAPANESE OCCUPIED THE CITY.