WEWAK AREA, NORTH NEW GUINEA. 1945-01-19. A BEAUFORT BOMBER AIRCRAFT OF NO. 100 SQUADRON RAAF, ...

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Accession Number OG3363
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Maker Harrison, John Thomas
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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WEWAK AREA, NORTH NEW GUINEA. 1945-01-19. A BEAUFORT BOMBER AIRCRAFT OF NO. 100 SQUADRON RAAF, CODE QH, SERIAL NO. A9-427, IN FLIGHT "ON A BASH" - MISSIONS AND STRIKES MIGHT BE THE CORRECT OFFICIAL WORDS, BUT FORTHRIGHT CREWS OF RAAF BEAUFORT BOMBER AIRCRAFT ARE FOND OF THE WORD "BASH" WHEN THEY RAIN BOMBS DOWN ON JAPANESE INSTALLATIONS IN THE WEWAK AREA.