TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, SOLOMON ISLANDS. C. 1945-02. AN AUSTRALIAN BUILT BOOMERANG ...

Place Oceania: Pacific Islands, Solomon Islands, Bougainville, Central Bougainville, Torokina
Accession Number OG2246
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Maker Harrison, John Thomas
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

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TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, SOLOMON ISLANDS. C. 1945-02. AN AUSTRALIAN BUILT BOOMERANG AIRCRAFT OF NO. 5 (TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE) SQUADRON RAAF RACES DOWN THE PIVA AIRSTRIP ON TAKE-OFF TO RENDEZVOUS WITH ROYAL NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE CORSAIR AIRCRAFT ON A BOMBING MISSION.