A Piper L-4 Grasshopper aircraft of 4 Squadron RAAF, used by the officers of the 7th Australian ...

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Accession Number 061250
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Stuckey, Norman Bradford
Place made New Guinea1: Huon Peninsula, Ramu River Finisterre Ranges Area, Ramu River Area, Dumpu
Date made 12 January 1943
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

A Piper L-4 Grasshopper aircraft of 4 Squadron RAAF, used by the officers of the 7th Australian division for reconnaissance work and for visiting forward units in the valley. Identified from the left: VX53 Major I H Lowen and Flight Sergeant A J Hunter, Royal Australian Air Force. The first letter of the 4 Squadron code 'QE' is visible behind Major Lowen.