| Accession Number | P04152.002 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England, Lincolnshire |
| Date made | 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Group portrait of Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt ) 423408 Kenneth Gordon Robertson (back row, fifth ...
Description
Group portrait of Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt ) 423408 Kenneth Gordon Robertson (back row, fifth from left) and his crew grouped in front of the RAF Lancaster III aircraft, number PB706 D, codenamed G for George they flew as one of the crews of the RAF’s elite No 97 (Pathfinder) Squadron, known as the ‘Path Finder Force’. The airmen in the back row are probably Robertson’s aircrew and the airmen in the front row could be his ground crew. Identified, but exact places unknown are: NZ 4421984 Warrant Officer R Morgan, of Auckland, New Zealand; Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) Norman Charles Scullard, of Surrey, England; Flt Sgt Dennis Soar, navigator, of Nottinghamshire, England; Sgt Reg C Saxby, flight engineer, of Fulham, London, England; Sgt J L Heron, rear gunner, of Essex, England; Sgt I M Wintle, mid gunner, of Pontypridd, Wales.