VIVIGANI, GOODENOUGH ISLAND, PAPUA. 1943-11-17. ARMOURERS OF NO. 8 (BEAUFORT) SQUADRON RAAF ...

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Accession Number OG2709
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Film original negative 3x4" safety base
Maker Harrison, John Thomas
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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VIVIGANI, GOODENOUGH ISLAND, PAPUA. 1943-11-17. ARMOURERS OF NO. 8 (BEAUFORT) SQUADRON RAAF COMMANDED BY WING COMMANDER G. D. NICOLL, CHALK THEIR VISITING CARD ON A 2000LB DAISY-CUTTER BEING LOADED UP FOR A HEAVY ALL-AUSTRALIAN PRE-DAWN RAID ON LAKUNAI AERODROME, RABAUL. THESE BOMBS ARE BELIEVED TO BE THE MOST DEVASTATING YET USED IN THE SOUTH-WEST PACIFIC. THE MESSAGE READS: 2000LB FROM NIC & HIS 300 THIEVES.