LABUAN, NORTH BORNEO. C. 1945-08. GRENADES PLACED IN BELLYTANKS MAKE SCORCHING FIRE-BOMBS, WHICH ...

Place Asia: Malaysia, Labuan
Accession Number OG3210
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Maker Harrison, John Thomas
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

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Description

LABUAN, NORTH BORNEO. C. 1945-08. GRENADES PLACED IN BELLYTANKS MAKE SCORCHING FIRE-BOMBS, WHICH ARE REGULARLY BEING DROPPED ON THE JAPANESE BY MOSQUITO AIRCRAFT OF NO. 1 SQUADRON RAAF, NOW OPERATING FROM LABUAN. INDUSTRIOUS GROUND PERSONNEL ARE, LEFT TO RIGHT: 143028 LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN (LAC) M. HARVEY, COBURG, VIC; 148140 LAC ROY WHITE, KEW, VIC; 50714 LAC W. "SHORTY" CURTIN, PARKVILLE, VIC; 117492 LAC M. "TINY" LEWIS, HENHURST, VIC; 57955 LAC W. SKILTON, GEELONG, VIC; 49728 LAC G. H. "TUBBY" ALLEN, ELSTERNWICK, VIC; 30492 SERGEANT LLOYD WATTS, CARNEGIE, VIC.