Arakan, Burma. c. July 1944. Squadron Leader (Sqn Ldr) D. K. McDonald DFC of Kogarah, NSW (right ...

Accession Number P02491.003
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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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.

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