PIVA AIRSTRIP, TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-08-15. MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE AND ...

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Accession Number 095028
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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PIVA AIRSTRIP, TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE. 1945-08-15. MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE AND ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE IN HEADQUARTERS 2 CORPS AREA, LOOKING AT SURRENDER LEAFLETS BEFORE DISTRIBUTING THEM. THE BEAUFORT WHICH WILL DROP THE SURRENDER PAMPHLETS TO THE JAPANESE HAS THE UNDERSIDE OF ITS WINGS PAINTED 'JAPAN SURRENDERED'. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL ARE:- FLIGHT SERGEANT T.E. WIPITI (1); PILOT OFFICER R.B. LAMB (2); LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN R.P. HUGHES (3); LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN F. JOHANSSON (4).