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TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. C. 1945-01-15. RAAF BOOMERANG AIRCRAFT OF NO. 5 (ARMY CO-OPERATION) SQUADRON RAAF AT PIVA AIRFIELD "WARMING UP" THE ENGINES BEFORE TAKING OFF TO LEAD IN A FLIGHT OF ..

260093 Wing Commander (Wg Cdr) Eric William Cooper, Air Force Cross (AFC) RAAF, of Sydney, NSW (left), with 482 Wg Cdr John William Kessey (later DFC), 100 Squadron RAAF (at controls), in a ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1945-01-19. FLIGHT LIEUTENANT J. W. HENDERSON, RAAF CHAPLAIN (EXTREME RIGHT), TAKES AN OPPORTUNITY OF HAVING AN INFORMAL CHAT ON THE BEACH

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, SOLOMON ISLANDS. C. 1945-03-01. SUNTANNED-LOOKING LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN C. N. TAYLOR OF NARRTAWARRA, SA, SEEMS TO ENJOY HIS OPEN-AIR LIFE AS A MEMBER OF THE RAAF'S ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1945-01-19. RAAF AND AIF PERSONNEL COMPARE NOTES AS THE LATTER ARE INITIATED INTO THE MYSTERIES OF THE AUSTRALIAN BUILT BOOMERANG AIRCRAFT OF NO. 5 ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, SOLOMON ISLANDS. C. 1945-03-01. LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN T. W. FREEMAN, TOOWOOMBA, QLD, A MEMBER OF THE SPECIAL FISHING TEAM ORGANISED BY THE RAAF MEN TO KEEP THEM ..

PIVA AIRFIELD, TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, SOLOMON ISLANDS. C. 1945-01-16. FOUR KIWIS AND AUSSIES AFTER A COMBINED STRIKE AGAINST JAPANESE POSITIONS ON BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. STILL IN FULL FLYING ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1945-01-19. GROUP PORTRAIT OF RAAF SENIOR OFFICERS AFTER A CONFERENCE AT TOROKINA. LEFT TO RIGHT: 260446 WING COMMANDER G. H. PURVIS, MELBOURNE, VIC; ..

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1945-01-28. CLOSE CO-OPERATION BETWEEN AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES AND RAAF IS HAVING SUCCESSFUL RESULTS. AN ARMY SIGNALLER RECEIVING FIRE ORDERS FROM ..

NEAR TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, SOLOMON ISLANDS. C. 1945-03-01. LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN C. W. KELLY OF LORNE, VIC, A FORMER PROFESSIONAL FISHERMAN, ROWING OUT TO SEA TO CATCH FISH FOR THE RAAF MEN ..

MOROTAI, HALMAHERA ISLANDS, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. C. 1945-01-25. NOT THE MELBOURNE CRICKET GROUND IN WINTER TIME BUT THE MOROTAI SPORTS OVAL IN THE HALMAHERAS DURING AN AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL ..

AIRBORNE OVER BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. C. 1945-01-27. MEMBERS OF AN ARMY AIR MAINTENANCE COMPANY LAUNCHING SUPPLIES TO AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES FORWARD TROOPS FROM INSIDE A DOUGLAS C47 DAKOTA ..