| Place | Europe: United Kingdom, England, Wiltshire, Keevil |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | UK1415 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England, Wiltshire, Keevil |
| Date made | 4 June 1944 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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GROUP PORTRAIT OF RAAF AIRCREW IN FRONT OF A STIRLING AIRCRAFT AT A GLIDER TOWING NO. 196 ...
Description
GROUP PORTRAIT OF RAAF AIRCREW IN FRONT OF A STIRLING AIRCRAFT AT A GLIDER TOWING NO. 196 SQUADRON WITH THE ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY AIR FORCE. THEY ARE AUSTRALIANS WHO FLEW GLIDER TOWING AIRCRAFT WHEN THE ALLIED ARMIES LANDED IN NORMANDY ON D-DAY. LEFT TO RIGHT, FRONT ROW: 423986 FLYING OFFICER (FO) J. H. CALDWELL, SYDNEY, NSW; 420689 PILOT OFFICER (PO) C. E. LIGHT, SYDNEY, NSW; 410071 PO W. L. MARSHALL, SOUTH MELBOURNE, VIC; 415694 WARRANT OFFICER (WO) F. L. STEELE, PERTH, WA; 422761 FLIGHT SERGEANT (F SGT) JOHN DAGLISH STEVENSON, KINGSWOOD NSW,(LOST ON OPERATIONS OVER NORWAY ON 26 FEBRUARY 1945); 425052 F SGT K. PROWD, BRISBANE, QLD. BACK ROW: 415263 PO R. MINCHIN, PERTH, WA; 420302 FO V. R. THATCHER, SYDNEY, NSW; 401713 FO DICK SMITH, BRIGHTON, VIC ( KILLED BY A V1 FLYING BOMB IN THE UNITED KINGDOM ON 30 JUNE 1944); 410985 F SGT H. H. HOYSTED, WANGARATTA, VIC; LIEUTENANT P. SCOTT, BRITISH ARMY GLIDER PILOT, SYDNEY, NSW; 418005 F SGT H. G. MCLAREN, MELBOURNE, VIC; 421663 WO J. F. MCCARTHY, SYDNEY, NSW; 422649 F SGT R.W. MANN, SYDNEY, N.S.W; AND 420304 WO RUSSELL GEORGE TICKNER, ORANGE, NSW, (LOST ON OPERATIONS OVER NORWAY ON 25 FEBRUARY 1945).