| Place | Oceania: Pacific Islands, Solomon Islands, Bougainville |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | OG3270 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Harrison, John Thomas |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1945-08-17. THE CREW OF ONE OF THE BEAUFORT ...
Description
TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1945-08-17. THE CREW OF ONE OF THE BEAUFORT AIRCRAFT OF NO. 10 LOCAL AIR SUPPLY UNIT RAAF THAT DROPPED LEAFLETS CONTAINING THE NEWS OF JAPAN'S SURRENDER AND ALSO CONVEYED THE TIDINGS TO THE ENEMY TROOPS ON BOUGAINVILLE BY JAPANESE CHARACTERS ON EACH WING. THIS CREW WAS ALSO SELECTED TO CARRY FILMS AND STILL PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE SCENE AT GENERAL KANDA'S SURRENDER TO GENERAL SAVIGE. SHOWN: 265838 FLIGHT LIEUTENANT (FLT LT) C. M. HEMINGWAY, MOSMAN, NSW, READING A TRANSLATION OF THE LEAFLET TO THE CREW AND OTHER OFFICERS OF THE WING. LEFT TO RIGHT: 21737 FLYING OFFICER (FO) (MICK) B. CASSIDY, WATSONS BAY, NSW, ADJUTANT OF THE BEAUFORT SQUADRON; 266109 FLT LT W. E. JOYCE, BELLEVIEW HILL, NSW, WING INTELLINGENCE OFFICER; 420036 FLT LT W. J. MCNALLY, ARTARMON, NSW, CAPTAIN OF THE BEAUFORT; FLT LT C. M. HEMINGWAY, PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER; 420005 FLT LT J. IVESON, JUNEE, NSW, WARRANT OFFICER AIR GUNNER; 408685 FO A. A. KIRK, DOUBLE BAY, NSW.