| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | UK1417 |
| 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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KEEVIL, ENGLAND. 1944-06-04. GROUP PORTRAIT OF RAAF AND BRITISH ARMY AIRCREW AT A GLIDER TOWING ...
Description
KEEVIL, ENGLAND. 1944-06-04. GROUP PORTRAIT OF RAAF AND BRITISH ARMY AIRCREW AT A GLIDER TOWING SQUADRON WITH THE ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY AIR FORCE IN FRONT OF A HORSA GLIDER AIRCRAFT USED WHEN THE ALLIED ARMIES LANDED IN NORMANDY ON D-DAY. LEFT TO RIGHT, FRONT ROW (SQUATTING): 414526 WARRANT OFFICER (WO) E. J. TOVELL, BRISBANE, QLD; 420748 PILOT OFFICER (PO) J. E. HARMER, SYDNEY, NSW; 426649 FLIGHT SERGEANT (F SGT) W. L. MCALLAN, SOUTHPORT, QLD; 422592 F SGT G. C. LIGGINS, SYDNEY, NSW. STANDING: 421632 F SGT K. W. SCOTT, SYDNEY, NSW; 417897 F SGT A. G. SCOTT, ADELAIDE, SA; 15654 WO W. G. SAUVARIN, SYDNEY, NSW; 415773 PO R. D. DUNSTAN, SAWYERS VALLEY, WA; STAFF SERGEANT S. A. WILKINSON, BRITISH ARMY GLIDER PILOT, WEST PENNANT HILLS, NSW; 418653 F SGT L. L. EDE, YARRAVILLE, VIC; 405440 FLIGHT LIEUTENANT G. H. COPEMAN, BRISBANE, QLD; 420643 F SGT J. DICKIE, GRIFFITH, NSW; 420302 FLYING OFFICER V. R. THATCHER, SYDNEY, NSW; 414320 PO G. G. ROBOTHAM, TOOWOOMBA, QLD. STANDING IN DOORWAY OF GLIDER: SERGEANT R. FRANKS, LONDON AND LIEUTENANT R. STEEDMAN, SURREY, BRITISH ARMY GLIDER PILOTS.