| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 014651 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Brown, Norman |
| Place made | New Guinea1: Papua New Guinea, Papua, Milne Bay |
| Date made | 14 April 1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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THE GRAVE OF SQUADRON LEADER P.B. TURNBULL, DFC. IN THE MILNE BAY WAR CEMETERY. SQUADRON LEADER ...
Description
THE GRAVE OF SQUADRON LEADER P.B. TURNBULL, DFC. IN THE MILNE BAY WAR CEMETERY. SQUADRON LEADER TURNBULL, THE COMMANDING OFFICER OF NO 76 SQUADRON, WAS KILLED WHEN HIS AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING A STRAFING RUN AGAINST JAPANESE FORCES DURING THE BATTLE OF MILNE BAY. AS A TRIBUTE TO HIS MEMORY, NO 3 AIRSTRIP AT MILNE BAY WAS RENAMED 'TURNBULL FIELD'.