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File:"XXX Beer is Best" 88 Squadron RAF Boston UK July 1944 AWM UK1677.jpg

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English: AWM caption: ENGLAND. 1944-07-31. AUSTRALIAN AIRCREW WHO FLY BOSTON AIRCRAFT OF NO. 88 SQUADRON RAF IN THE SECOND TACTICAL AIR FORCE IN FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT EMBLEM "XXX BEER IS BEST".

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  • 426300 FLIGHT SERGEANT R. M. BROCKHURST, NAMBOUR, QLD
  • 413122 T. M. HOOD, FORBES, NSW
  • 408609 PILOT OFFICER T. H. SIMPSON DFC, MORPETH, NSW, WHO RECEIVED HIS DECORATION FROM THE KING WHEN HIS MAJESTY VISITED THE SQUADRON
  • 408608 WARRANT OFFICER F. D. MURPHY, NORTH BONDI, NSW
Date Taken on 31 July 1944
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UK1677
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This image is protected by Crown Copyright because it is owned by the Australian Government or that of the states or territories, and is in the public domain because it was created or published prior to 1974 and the copyright has therefore expired. The government of Australia has declared that the expiration of Crown Copyrights applies worldwide. This has been confirmed by correspondence received by the Volunteer Response Team (Ticket:2017062010010417).

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