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Port Moresby Trip
Wednesday 16th December 1942

Reported at Townsville Flying boat base at 8 AM. A lot of delay, weighed and left wharf at 9.15 AM. More delay on aircraft, and we finally left Townsville at 11.30 AM. Passed over Magnetic Island and several other partly covered reefs never sighted mainland again. Had a couple of hours sleep. Very calm trip except for a storm about 1 hour from Townsville. Never looked like being sick and thoroughly enjoyed the trip. Never took any food except packet biscuits, a yank gave me a sandwich and a banana