Keywords: 457 Squadron RAAF Spitfire pilots Morotai Apr 1945 AWM OG2365.jpg AWM caption MOROTAI HALMAHERA ISLANDS NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES 1945-04-09 THE FEROCIOUS INSIGNA ON THE NOSE OF NO 457 SHARK SPITFIRE SQUADRON RAAF THE SHARK JAWS OPERATING WITH THE FIRST TACTICAL AIR FORCE RAAF IN THE HALMAHERAS IS GOOD EVIDENCE OF THE NAME OF THE SQUADRON <br> LEFT TO RIGHT FLYING OFFICER R M SNOWDON ADELAIDE SA FLIGHT SERGEANT FLT SGT K L PEACOCK WOODSIDE FLT SGT B MIELS ADELAIDE SA DISCUSSING THE MERITS OF THE FAMOUS SPITFIRE ON THE MOROTAI AIRSTRIP OG2365 1945-04-09 Harrison John Thomas Copyright expired - public domain PD-AustraliaGov No 457 Squadron RAAF Supermarine Spitfire in Australian service Nose art on Supermarine Spitfire Supermarine Spitfire Mark VIII Morotai World War II forces of Australia in the Dutch East Indies World War II people of the Royal Australian Air Force |