Keywords: OG2309Waddy1945.jpg en AWM Caption Morotai Halmahera Islands Netherlands East Indies c 1945-03 how was it boss this was the question which these three NSW pilots asked Squadron Leader Sqn Ldr John Waddy DFC of Rose Bay NSW Australia's third-ranking fighter ace and Commanding Officer No 80 Kittyhawk Squadron RAAF as he stepped from his Kittyhawk aircraft on the Morotai airstrip after a mission over the Halmaheras Left to right Flight Sergeant M L Cherry Kensington NSW; Sqn Ldr Waddy; Flying Officer S Stephens Ashfield NSW; Sergeant G Bushell Cremorne NSW Note the tally below his cockpit depicting 13 German and 2 Italian aircraft shot down and the words VE signifying he was flying in the war in Europe OG2309 Harrison John T c March 1945 PD-Australia PD-1996 Australia Military history of Australia during World War II John Lloyd Waddy Black and white photographs |