Australias
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.