MOMOTE, LOS NEGROS ISLAND, ADMIRALTY ISLANDS. C. 1944-03. THE KITTYHAWK P40 AIRCRAFT ARE ON THE ...

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Accession Number OG1781
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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MOMOTE, LOS NEGROS ISLAND, ADMIRALTY ISLANDS. C. 1944-03. THE KITTYHAWK P40 AIRCRAFT ARE ON THE LINE AS SQUADRON LEADER LOUDON, THE COMMANDING OFFICER OF NO. 76 (KITTYHAWK) SQUADRON RAAF (CENTRE, POINTING), GIVES HIS MEN A LAST MINUTE BRIEFING ON THE MAP LAID OUT ON THE GROUND. ALL MEN ARE VETERANS OF THE MILNE BAY CAMPAIGN AND ALL HAVE A HEALTHY RESPECT FOR THE JAPANESE FLYER AND AGREE THAT HE SHOULD NOT BE GIVEN ANY KIND OF QUARTER.