IN FLIGHT OVER BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1945-01-17. ACTING AS PATHFINDERS TO LOCATE ...

Place Oceania: Pacific Islands, Solomon Islands, Bougainville
Accession Number OG2069
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Maker Harrison, John Thomas
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

IN FLIGHT OVER BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1945-01-17. ACTING AS PATHFINDERS TO LOCATE AND MARK TARGETS, TWO AUSTRALIAN BUILT BOOMERANG AIRCRAFT OF NO. 5 (ARMY CO-OPERATION) SQUADRON RAAF LEAD IN ROYAL NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE CORSAIR AIRCRAFT. KIWI PILOTS HAVE BEEN LOUD IN THEIR PRAISE FOR THIS WORK AND STATE THAT THEIR ACCURACY HAS IMPROVED AND TARGETS HAVE INCREASED.