| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P00120.005 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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NEAR WEWAK, NEW GUINEA 1944-11-10. AN RAAF CATALINA RESCUING 5 AMERICAN AIRMEN OF 5TH BOMBER ...
Description
NEAR WEWAK, NEW GUINEA 1944-11-10. AN RAAF CATALINA RESCUING 5 AMERICAN AIRMEN OF 5TH BOMBER COMMAND COMBAT REPLACEMENT AND TRAINING CENTRE B25 WHICH WAS DOWNED FOUR MILES FROM CAPE WOM. THE CATALINA, PROBABLY A24-92, BELONGED TO RAAF. NO 8 COMMUNICATIONS UNIT STATIONED AT MADANG. ON BOARD WERE; FLIGHT LIEUTENANT I.J.L. WOOD (PILOT), WARRANT OFFICER A.V. DAWSON (2ND PILOT), FLYING OFFICER B.W. BENTLEY (OBSERVER), FLIGHT SERGEANT J.W. RENWOCK (ENGINEER), FLIGHT SERGEANT J. CARWARDINE (2ND ENGINEER), FLIGHT SERGEANT PETER FLETCHER (WIRELESS AIR GUNNER), SERGEANT D.N. BEATON (WND WIRELESS AIR GUNNER), SERGEANT C. THORSBORNE (FLIGHT RIGGER AIR GUNNER),