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Australia’s mighty air war effort
WARRANT Officer Alan Fraser of No. 7 Squadron turned his Beaufort A9-608 in for a strafing run against Japanese forces in the village of Kairivu, near Wewak in Papua New Guinea. Already he and the other 29 aircraft from No.s 7, 8 and 100 Squadrons had placed their bombs perfectly among the enemy forces. It was August 15.

 

 

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