TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1945-08-16. 80 GROUP CAPTAIN DIXIE ROBISON ...

Place Oceania: Pacific Islands, Solomon Islands, Bougainville
Accession Number OG3561
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Film original acetate
Maker Harrison, John Thomas
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, SOLOMON ISLANDS. 1945-08-16. 80 GROUP CAPTAIN DIXIE ROBISON CHAPMAN OF ADELAIDE, SA, TELLS A PARADE OF RAAF PERSONNEL OF ARRANGEMENTS MADE FOR THE SURRENDER OF JAPANESE FORCES ON THE SOLOMON ISLANDS. UNITS REPRESENTED ARE NO. 5 SQUADRON, NO. 10 LOCAL AIR SUPPLY UNIT; NO. 17 AIR OBSERVATION POST; NO. 84 WING; NO. 39 OPERATIONAL BASE UNIT; NO. 112 FIGHTER CONTROL UNIT; NO. 7 AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION SQUADRON. THIS PARADE WAS HELD THE DAY AFTER VP DAY.