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Ground crew secure a storepedo under the wing of CA-8 Wirraway A20-274 parked at Piva North Airfield (Piva Uncle) on Bougainville
Inside is a replacement propelller for Auster A11-16 to replace its broken propeller when it landed at Pusupa village (Persupia village?) to rescue F/Sgt Gardiner the sole survivor of the crash of PV-1 Ventura NZ4634.
Credit: RAAF, No. 5 Squadron via AWM 077737  Date: December 25, 1944
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