The RAAF made a mass raid on Lakunai Aerdrome, Rabaul, with Beaufort Bomber aircraft. Members of ...

Places	Oceania: Pacific Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Gazelle Peninsula, Rabaul Area, Lakunai Airstrip Oceania: Pacific Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Gazelle Peninsula, Rabaul Area, Rabaul
Accession Number	OG0293
Collection type	Photograph
Object type	3x4", Acetate, Black & white, Silver Gelatin
Physical description	3x4", Acetate, Black & white, Silver Gelatin
Maker	Harrison, John Thomas
Place made	New Guinea1: Papua New Guinea, Papua, Papuan Islands, D'Entrecasteaux Islands, Goodenough Island
Date made	13 December 1943
Conflict	Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright	Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain

Description

The RAAF made a mass raid on Lakunai Aerdrome, Rabaul, with Beaufort Bomber aircraft. Members of one of the crews of 100 Squadron, RAF who took part are 416874 Pilot Officer (PO, later Flying Officer [FO]) Lyle Manhire McLaren, of Largs Bay, SA: 410192 PO (later FO) Sydney Louis Anderson of Canterbury, Vic; 410995 Flight Sergeant Francis Maloney of Coolamon, NSW; 417175 PO (later FO) Raymond Arnold Graetz of Springton, SA. This crew were shot down on operations over Wewak, New Guinea on 20 May 1944 in Beaufort Bomber A9-571. FO Graetz was the only survivor, eventually returning to his unit and being awarded the Military Cross on 21 September 1944.