English: 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.