| Accession Number | 016076 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white, Landscape |
| Physical description | Black & white, Landscape |
| Maker |
Brown, Norman |
| Place made | New Guinea1: Huon Peninsula, Finschhafen |
| Date made | 8 November 1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Finschhafen, New Guinea. Cut off by the Japanese near Scarlet Beach an Australian patrol was ...
Description
Finschhafen, New Guinea. Cut off by the Japanese near Scarlet Beach an Australian patrol was saved by an RAAF unit which dropped supplies and gave them directions for rejoining their patrol. Later members of the patrol presented captured Japanese swords and bugle to the airmen. Group portrait showing crew members, left to right, unidentified, unidentified, Squadron Leader J. Bell (third from left), Flying Officer J. L. Birrell (fourth from left), Flight Lieutenant F. Watchorn (fifth from left), and the officer of the patrol standing in front of a Wirraway aircraft.