LABUAN ISLAND, BORNEO. 1945-06-23. HUGE BOMB CRATERS, FILLED WITH WATER, WERE A PROBLEM FOR RAAF ...

Place Asia: Malaysia, Labuan
Accession Number OG2938
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Maker Harrison, John Thomas
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

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Description

LABUAN ISLAND, BORNEO. 1945-06-23. HUGE BOMB CRATERS, FILLED WITH WATER, WERE A PROBLEM FOR RAAF ENGINEERS. 126514 FLIGHT LIEUTENANT P. F. NELLIGAN, ADELAIDE, SA, (SECOND FROM LEFT) IS TAKING A SURVEY OF WATER LEVEL IN A BOMB CRATER, TO DETERMINE THE DEPTH OF DRAINAGE NECESSARY. ASSISTING HIM ARE: LEFT TO RIGHT: 30514 LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN (LAC) F. A. KEMP, HOBART, TAS; 138563 LAC F. BROOKS, LITHGOW, NSW; 138598 LAC S. J. HAUGHTON, NEWCASTLE, NSW. IN THE BACKGROUND IS A WRECKED JAPANESE BOMBER AIRCRAFT, ALLIED CODE NAME BETTY.