Accession Number | P02491.003 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Arakan, Burma. c. July 1944. Squadron Leader (Sqn Ldr) D. K. McDonald DFC of Kogarah, NSW (right ...
Description
Arakan, Burma. c. July 1944. Squadron Leader (Sqn Ldr) D. K. McDonald DFC of Kogarah, NSW (right centre, with hands on knees) describes the installation of a 500lb bomb beneath the mainplane of a Thunderbolt fighter aircraft to Air Marshal Sir Guy Garrod KCB OBE MC DFC. Sqn Ldr McDonald is the Commanding Officer of No. 261 (Thunderbolt) Squadron RAF which operates from a base in the Arakan to attack Japanese lines of communication, military installations and forward enemy positions in Burma.