| Accession Number | P02874.230 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white, Landscape |
| Physical description | Black & white, Landscape |
| Maker |
Robinson, William Herbert |
| Date made | August 1944 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Los Negros, Admiralty Islands, New Guinea. August 1944. 405875 Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) ...
Description
Los Negros, Admiralty Islands, New Guinea. August 1944. 405875 Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) Benjamin Bernard (Barney) Newman, GD pilot, seated in the cockpit of the No. 79 (Squadron) RAAF Spitfire Mk Vc A58-167, code UP-? (RAF No. ES249), (formerly coded UP-N in 1943 and UP-H in 1944 before an accident) on Momote airfield. Flt Lt Newman had previously completed a successful tour of operations with No. 41 Squadron RAF (Squadron of St Omer) in the UK, and was killed in action at Wasile Bay, Halmahera Islands, Netherlands East Indies on 2 August 1945 - the last wartime casualty of No. 79 Squadron.