| Places | |
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| Accession Number | 095029 |
| 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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PIVA AIRSTRIP, TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-08-15. MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE AND ...
Description
PIVA AIRSTRIP, TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-08-15. MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE AND ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE IN HEADQUARTERS 2 CORPS AREA, LOOKING AT SURRENDER LEAFLETS BEFORE DISTRIBUTING THEM. THE BEAUFORT WHICH WILL DROP THE SURRENDER PAMPHLETS TO THE JAPANESE HAS THE UNDERSIDE OF ITS WINGS PAINTED 'JAPAN SURRENDERED'. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- FLIGHT SERGEANT E.V. MULDROCK (1); WARRANT OFFICER R. CARTER (2); LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN J.R. MILGATE (3); PILOT OFFICER R.B. LAMB (4); LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN R.P. HUGHES (5); LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN F. JOHANSSON (6); FLIGHT SERGEANT R.B. BOOTH (7); LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN E.S. SHEPHERD (8); FLIGHT SERGEANT T.E. WIPITI (9).