Place | Oceania: New Guinea1, Papua New Guinea, Papua, Port Moresby |
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Accession Number | P01716.008 |
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white |
Physical description | Black & white |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1943-01-16. REPAIRED UNDERCARRIAGE OF A TIGER MOTH AIRCRAFT FLOWN BY ...
Description
PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1943-01-16. REPAIRED UNDERCARRIAGE OF A TIGER MOTH AIRCRAFT FLOWN BY TOM FRENCH, NO. 1 AIR SEA RESCUE SQUADRON, RAAF. HE AND LIEUTENANT SNOOKS OF AUSTRALIAN NEW GUINEA ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT (ANGAU) HAD REPAIRED THE AIRCRAFT WITH COPPER WIRE AND BRANCHES FROM MANGROVE TREES ON THE BEACH WHERE IT HAD BEEN DAMAGED IN THE SAND. THEY THEN SUCCESSFULLY FLEW THE HASTILY REPAIRED AIRCRAFT TO PORT MORESBY. (DONOR D. THATCHER)