English: AWM Caption: NEAR MOROTAI ISLAND, HALMAHERA ISLANDS, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. 1944-12-30. SIX PILOTS OF THE FAMOUS NO. 452 (SPITFIRE) SQUADRON RAAF WHICH WAS AMONG "THE FEW" IN THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN AND IS NOW SERVING AT MOROTAI IN THE SOUTH-WEST PACIFIC FIND TIME FOR SOME MILD FORMATION PRACTICE DURING AN AFTERNOON HUNT FOR "TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY" IN THE HALMAHERAS AREA. THE LEADER IS 408970 LIEUTENANT L. S. COMPTON OF CAULFIELD, VIC, IN CAMOUFLAGED MARK VIII (C) AIRCRAFT CODED QY-T.
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2006-09-23 11:28 Nick-D 450×333× (32734 bytes) Australian War Memorial (AWM) catalog number OG3404 '''Sourced from:''' http://www.awm.gov.au/database/collection.asp '''Copyright:''' The AWM record for this photo states that the copyright status is 'clear'. The photo was taken in 1944. The AWM allow
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