LABUAN, NORTH BORNEO. C. 1945-08. LEAVING FOR THE AIRSTRIP IN A JEEP TO WELCOME MOSQUITO AIRCRAFT ...

Place Asia: Malaysia, Labuan
Accession Number OG3219
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. LEAVING FOR THE AIRSTRIP IN A JEEP TO WELCOME MOSQUITO AIRCRAFT OF NO. 1 SQUADRON RAAF ON THEIR ARRIVAL AT LABUAN TO ADD MORE WEIGHT TO THE CRUSHING AIR OFFENSIVE AGAINST THE JAPANESE ON BORNEO. 251120 SQUADRON LEADER N. A. WHITE, MELBOURNE, VIC (AT WHEEL); 251740 SQN LDR W. E. STANNUS, SOUTH WARRANDYTE, VIC; 41800 SERGEANT CLIVE ROBERTS, CHELTENHAM, VIC; 12671 FLIGHT LIEUTENANT DES ALLISON, ALBURY, VIC; 2182 WARRANT OFFICER JOHN HIRONS, SALE, VIC; 418817 FLYING OFFICER BOB DAWSON, KORUMBURRA, VIC.