A Bristol Beaufighter aircraft (MK 1 C, A19-15, `O') of No. 30 Squadron RAAF in flight returning ...

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Accession Number P01273.005
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Unknown
Place made New Guinea1: Wau Area, Bulolo
Date made c March 1943
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

A Bristol Beaufighter aircraft (MK 1 C, A19-15, `O') of No. 30 Squadron RAAF in flight returning to Port Moresby after a raid on Lae. The pilot was Flying Officer Brazenor and the navigator was Flight Sergeant Fred B. Anderson. The aircraft is flying close to a rugged rocky mountain with cloud in the background hiding the surrounding mountains.