New Guinea. April 11, 1944. Pilot Officer 'Scotty' Duguid of Sydney, NSW, (a participant in the September 9th engagement) relaxes with a book in a hammock fully dressed, waiting for an emergency call, within easy reach of his aircraft in case of a 'scramble' order. The Kittyhawk aircraft, named 'Jen 1', belongs to S/Ldr Stan Galton (successor to 86 Squadron commander S/Ldr W.J Meehan) of Bankstown, NSW. (AWM)
