| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | UK1419 |
| 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 BEFORE THE ALLIED ARMIES LANDED IN NORMANDY ON D-DAY. LEFT TO RIGHT, FRONT ROW (SQUATTING): 418808 FLIGHT SERGEANT (FLT SGT) A. L. COATES, DAYLESFORD, VIC; LIEUTENANT (LT) STEEDMAN, SURREY, ENGLAND, BRITISH ARMY GLIDER PILOT; 418653 FLT SGT L. L. EDE, YARRAVILLE, VIC; 422592 FLT SGT G. C. LIGGINS, SYDNEY, NSW; STAFF SERGEANT S. A. WILKINSON, BRITISH ARMY GLIDER PILOT, WEST PENNANT HILLS, NSW. STANDING: 420302 FLYING OFFICER V. R. THATCHER, SYDNEY, NSW; LT J. MARTINOF, BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND, BRITISH ARMY GLIDER PILOT; 420643 FLT SGT J. DICKIE, GRIFFITH, NSW; 421632 FLT SGT K. W. SCOTT, SYDNEY, NSW; SERGEANT R. FRANKS, LONDON, BRITISH ARMY GLIDER PILOT; 405440 FLIGHT LIEUTENANT G. H. COPEMAN, BRISBANE, QLD; 414320 PILOT OFFICER G. G. ROBOTHAM, TOOWOOMBA, QLD.