Post by chrism on May 20, 2018 12:39:18 GMT 12
This is a collection of photos from a friend of mine Harry Bowers. His father Bill Bowers took these during his time serving with 30 SU on Green Island, New Britain and Jacquinot Bay. He was happy for them to be shared and appreciated. From what Harry said many of the pics were taken from a modified gun camera and developed onsite from the gun camera film. Bill Bowers is the one wearing a cap in many of the photos. He said the Japanese aircraft surrendered after Hiroshima, and the pilots tossed their gear to the ground crew on arrival. He named them as a Zero, a Dinah photo recon plane and a dive bomber.
1 002 by Chris McDell, on Flickr
2 001 by Chris McDell, on Flickr
3 001 by Chris McDell, on Flickr
4 001 by Chris McDell, on Flickr
5 001 by Chris McDell, on Flickr
6 001 by Chris McDell, on Flickr
7 001 by Chris McDell, on Flickr
Zero and RAAF Beaufort in the background?
8 001 by Chris McDell, on Flickr
9 001 by Chris McDell, on Flickr
10 001 by Chris McDell, on Flickr
11 001 by Chris McDell, on Flickr
12 001 by Chris McDell, on Flickr
13 001 by Chris McDell, on Flickr
14 001 by Chris McDell, on Flickr
15 001 by Chris McDell, on Flickr
16 001 by Chris McDell, on Flickr
17 001 by Chris McDell, on Flickr
18 001 by Chris McDell, on Flickr
19 001 by Chris McDell, on Flickr
20 001 by Chris McDell, on Flickr
I can't identify this aircraft, Little Bill's Lucky Lady? I thought PV1 or Douglas A20 but doesn't look quite right for either, although it is pretty twisted. Note window under nose similar to PV1 and unusual pitot tube? on extended winglet high on the nose. Nice nose art! Corsair and RNZAF P40? wing in background.
21 001 by Chris McDell, on Flickr
22 001 by Chris McDell, on Flickr
Dauntlass and P38 wrecks?
23 001 by Chris McDell, on Flickr
24 001 by Chris McDell, on Flickr
25 001 by Chris McDell, on Flickr
PV1?
1 002 by Chris McDell, on Flickr2 001 by Chris McDell, on Flickr3 001 by Chris McDell, on Flickr4 001 by Chris McDell, on Flickr5 001 by Chris McDell, on Flickr6 001 by Chris McDell, on Flickr7 001 by Chris McDell, on FlickrZero and RAAF Beaufort in the background?
8 001 by Chris McDell, on Flickr9 001 by Chris McDell, on Flickr10 001 by Chris McDell, on Flickr11 001 by Chris McDell, on Flickr12 001 by Chris McDell, on Flickr13 001 by Chris McDell, on Flickr14 001 by Chris McDell, on Flickr15 001 by Chris McDell, on Flickr16 001 by Chris McDell, on Flickr17 001 by Chris McDell, on Flickr18 001 by Chris McDell, on Flickr19 001 by Chris McDell, on Flickr20 001 by Chris McDell, on FlickrI can't identify this aircraft, Little Bill's Lucky Lady? I thought PV1 or Douglas A20 but doesn't look quite right for either, although it is pretty twisted. Note window under nose similar to PV1 and unusual pitot tube? on extended winglet high on the nose. Nice nose art! Corsair and RNZAF P40? wing in background.
21 001 by Chris McDell, on Flickr22 001 by Chris McDell, on FlickrDauntlass and P38 wrecks?
23 001 by Chris McDell, on Flickr24 001 by Chris McDell, on Flickr25 001 by Chris McDell, on FlickrPV1?
