Place | Oceania: Pacific Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, Admiralty Islands |
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Accession Number | OG1800 |
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
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MOMOTE, LOS NEGROS ISLAND, ADMIRALTY ISLANDS. C. 1944-04. AFTER LUNCH SQUADRON LEADER IAN LOUDON, ...
Description
MOMOTE, LOS NEGROS ISLAND, ADMIRALTY ISLANDS. C. 1944-04. AFTER LUNCH SQUADRON LEADER IAN LOUDON, COMMANDING OFFICER OF NO. 76 (KITTYHAWK) SQUADRON RAAF, RELAXES NEAR THE CALM PACIFIC OCEAN. HE SITS ON THE TRUNK OF A GNARLED TREE AND DREAMS OF THOSE HAPPY DAYS AT PORT MORESBY BEFORE THE WAR WHEN HE WAS ONLY PREOCCUPIED WITH THE HARVESTING OF RUBBER AND WITH HIS BEST GIRL.