C. 1942. A PORTRAIT OF THE AMERICAN FILM STAR PAULETTE GODDARD, USED AS A PIN-UP BY THE KANA ...

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Accession Number P00954.001
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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C. 1942. A PORTRAIT OF THE AMERICAN FILM STAR PAULETTE GODDARD, USED AS A PIN-UP BY THE KANA WIRELESS INTERCEPT OPERATORS. THE INSCRIPTION READS: "TO THE BOYS OF THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE ... FROM PAULETTE GODDARD." THE PHOTOGRAPH WENT WITH THE UNIT ON ALL THEIR MOVEMENTS, FROM NORTH QUEENSLAND THROUGH THE PACIFIC, THEN BACK TO AUSTRALIA. WHEN THE KANA GROUP DISBANDED THERE WAS A TOSS-UP TO DETERMINE WHO WOULD KEEP THE PHOTOGRAPH. LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN A. JACK BROWN WON. (DONOR: A. J. BROWN)

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