| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P00279.002 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Place made | Australia: Australian Capital Territory, Canberra |
| Date made | c 1940-1941 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Two Wirraway aircraft of No. 4 Squadron, RAAF, in mirror formation over the Causeway. A20-160 was ...
Description
Two Wirraway aircraft of No. 4 Squadron, RAAF, in mirror formation over the Causeway. A20-160 was subsequently shot down by ground fire whilst on a tactical reconnaissance mission over Buna, New Guinea, on 23 December 1942; the pilot, Flying Officer G Hocking, and observer, Major W F O'Hara (No. 2 Air Liaison Section, AIF), were both killed. The Wirraway flying upside down, A20-103, was the aircraft in which Pilot Officer John S (Jack) Archer and Sergeant J L (Les) Coulston shot down a Japanese Zero fighter on 26 December 1942. This Wirraway is now in the Australian War Memorial Collection.