HOLLANDIA, DUTCH NEW GUINEA. C. 1944-05. FIGHTER PILOTS OF NO. 80 (KITTYHAWK) SQUADRON RAAF ...

Place Asia: Netherlands East Indies, Dutch New Guinea, Humboldt Bay, Hollandia
Accession Number OG1068
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Maker Harrison, John Thomas
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

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Description

HOLLANDIA, DUTCH NEW GUINEA. C. 1944-05. FIGHTER PILOTS OF NO. 80 (KITTYHAWK) SQUADRON RAAF DISCUSS THE NEXT "OP" IN FRONT OF A BATTERED JAPANESE TAIL PLANE PAINTED WITH A SIGN "COOPERS FLYING CIRCUS". BACK ROW: PILOT OFFICER (PO) J. V. REED, MELBOURNE, VIC; FLIGHT LIEUTENANT J. N. OLLIVIER, SYDNEY, NSW, COMMANDING OFFICER; SQUADRON LEADER G. A. COOPER, MELBOURNE, VIC; FLYING OFFICER (FO) K. E. GOLDRING, SYDNEY, NSW; PO P. PARKINSON, ADELAIDE, SA. FRONT ROW: PO D. HILLIER, ADELAIDE, SA; FO A. P. BRYCE, MELBOURNE, VIC. PAINTING THE FUSELAGE IS FLIGHT SERGEANT F. FULMER, MILDURA, VIC.