Keywords: Squadron Leader Cresswell of 76 Squadron RAAF 1942 AWM P00849.002.jpg AWM caption Portrait of 82 Squadron Leader Bruce Barton Barney Cresswell commanding Officer of No 76 Squadron RAAF Cresswell was killed on 17 April 1942 while flying a 75 Squadron aircraft on an early morning reconnaissance mission over Lae New Guinea His aircraft crashed into a hill after being intercepted by Japanese Zeros He is buried in the Lae War Cemetery P00849 002 Original print housed in AWM Archive Store 1942 author Copyright expired - public domain PD-Australia World War II people of the Royal Australian Air Force Cresswell Curtiss P-40 Warhawk aircrew No 76 Squadron RAAF No 75 Squadron RAAF |