| Accession Number | P04152.003 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Temora |
| Date made | 1942 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Informal group portrait of 414138 Sergeant (Sgt) Vivian Arthur Howard, instructor and trainee ...
Description
Informal group portrait of 414138 Sergeant (Sgt) Vivian Arthur Howard, instructor and trainee pilots, standing in front of a Tiger Moth (DH 82A) aircraft, during their course of instruction at No 10 Elementary Flying Training School (10EFTS). Identified, left to right: 423408 Leading Aircraftman (LAC) Kenneth Gordon Robertson; LAC Kennedy; Sgt Howard; LAC Simmonds. Sgt Howard of Mackay, Qld, enlisted with the RAAF on 16 August 1941 and served as an instructor and later pilot officer at 10EFTS in Temora NSW. He was accidentally killed at the flying school at Temora, NSW, on 29 October 1943 aged 27 years.