Tawau, North Borneo. 1945-10-20. Australian soldiers examining the wreck of a Royal Australian ...

Place Asia: Borneo, North Borneo, Tawau
Accession Number 121686
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Burke, Frank Albert Charles
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Tawau, North Borneo. 1945-10-20. Australian soldiers examining the wreck of a Royal Australian Air Force aircraft which had crashed about ten miles from the town. As there was only one body it is assumed the aircraft was a fighter. The Japanese had made no attempt to bury the airman.