Accession Number | SEA0287 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Negative |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Calcutta, India. c. October 1945. After being identified with all phases of the aerial war in ...
Description
Calcutta, India. c. October 1945. After being identified with all phases of the aerial war in Mountbatten's South East Asia Command, the first large draft of RAAF aircrew to leave since Japan's capitulation embarked on the SS Sontay. They are due to arrive at Fremantle, NSW, on 17 October 1945 and Sydney, NSW, on 27 October 1945. 412579 Warrant Officer D. G. (Bluey) Fletcher of Manly, NSW, poses on gangway with Japanese helmet and rifle.