| Place | Oceania: Australia, Victoria, Melbourne |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART26985 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 91.6 cm x 60.8 cm |
| Object type | Painting |
| Physical description | oil on canvas on hardboard |
| Maker |
Freedman, Harold |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne |
| Date made | March 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: External copyright |
Beaufighter pilot
Description
Depicts Captain Robert McIntosh Wemyss (MID), No. 30 Squadron, flying a Beaufighter. During the Second World War Freedman enlisted in the RAAF and was appointed as a war artist attached to the RAAF Historical War Records Section and he worked there from 1944 to 1945, in Borneo, Noemfoor and around Australia.