NOEMFOOR ISLAND, DUTCH NEW GUINEA. 1944-11-10. PILOTS OF NO. 80 (KITTYHAWK) SQUADRON RAAF HAVE ...

Place Asia: Netherlands East Indies, Dutch New Guinea, Noemfoor Island
Accession Number OG1750
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Maker Harrison, John Thomas
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

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NOEMFOOR ISLAND, DUTCH NEW GUINEA. 1944-11-10. PILOTS OF NO. 80 (KITTYHAWK) SQUADRON RAAF HAVE LINED UP THEIR AIRCRAFT ON THE TAXI-WAY ON KAMIRI AIRSTRIP AFTER RETURNING FROM A STRIKE OVER ENEMY TERRITORY AND MECHANICS ARE ALREADY PREPARING TO REFUEL AND REARM THEM FOR THE NEXT MISSION. FRONT ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: FLYING OFFICER (FO) K. GOLDRING; FLIGHT SERGEANT (FLT SGT) DOUG HURST. MIDDLE ROW: PILOT OFFICER (PO) D. HILLIER; FLT SGT J. MILLER; WARRANT OFFICER (WO) P. WATERS; SERGEANT K. LEONARD; FLT SGT L. HANDLEY; FLT SGT E. ROBINSON; UNIDENTIFIED; FLT SGT N. KNIGHT; WO A. FROST; FO J. BLAKE; FLT SGT C. WALLACE; FO G. DOWNING. BACK ROW: FLT SGT G. DENGATE; FLT SGT L. HOLTKAMP; PO F. WATTS; FO D. CRAIG; WO M. MCKAY.