LABUAN, NORTH BORNEO. C. 1945-08. VERY SHORTLY THESE SHELLS WILL BE STREAMING OUT OF THE CANNONS ...

Place Asia: Malaysia, Labuan
Accession Number OG3218
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. VERY SHORTLY THESE SHELLS WILL BE STREAMING OUT OF THE CANNONS OF MOSQUITO AIRCRAFT OF NO. 1 SQUADRON RAAF INTO JAPANESE TARGETS IN BORNEO. LOADING THE BELTS ARE, LEFT TO RIGHT: 161576 LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN (LAC) ARTHUR REID, FORBES, NSW; 134782 LAC DARBY WILSON, SYDNEY, NSW; 35812 SERGEANT DAVE DOWNMAN, HURSTVILLE, NSW; 162778 LAC BILL BROWN, LITHGOW, NSW; 61239 CORPORAL NEVILLE NEWHOUND, NARROMINE, NSW; 15243 SERGEANT LAURIE O'NEILL, SYDNEY, NSW.