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Description Australian War Memorial image 016411. Flying officer John Smithson demonstrates to other RAAF pilots how he engaged a formation of three Japanese bombers over Darwin Harbour on the morning of 12 November and shot down two. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for this action.
Date Unclear - the AWM database entry states October 1943, but this was before Smithson's action in November.
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This image is available from the Collection Database of the Australian War Memorial under the ID Number:
016411
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