| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 080199 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Lee, John |
| Place made | New Guinea1: Wewak Madang Area, Hansa Bay, New Guinea1: Wewak Madang Area, Hansa Bay |
| Date made | 12 July 1944 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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One of the gun crews manning the second Oerlikon anti aircraft gun positioned aft on HMA Fairmile ...
Description
One of the gun crews manning the second Oerlikon anti aircraft gun positioned aft on HMA Fairmile Motor Launch ML 426. Commanded by Lieutenant (Lt) R C Pockley, ML 426 conducted operations along the northeastern coast of New Guinea from April until November 1944. From the start of August 1944, when command was handed to Lt H C Eyers, she was one of eight Fairmiles formed into the New Guinea Motor Launch Flotilla based at Mios Woendi [Wundi] (east of Biak Island) as an anti-submarine force and was involved in the strafing of a number of Japanese positions at Wafordori and Korim Bays.