| Accession Number | P04396.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | |
| Date made | c 1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Group portrait of four members of No 466 Squadron, RAAF. All of the men pictured, except for ...
Description
Group portrait of four members of No 466 Squadron, RAAF. All of the men pictured, except for Hogan, were killed whilst on operations on 4 March 1945 during a flying battle with German night fighters operating over the United Kingdom. Left to right, back row: 436464 Flying Officer (FO) Patrick Joseph Hogan, of Perth, WA, who enlisted on 26 May 1943 and was discharged on 23 February 1946; 428968 Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) Gregory Wills Dixon, of Sydney, NSW, who enlisted on 22 October 1942. Front row: 428602 FO Alan Percy William Shelton, of Melbourne, Vic, who enlisted in Melbourne, Vic, and FO Johnson who enlisted on 26 May 1943. At the time of their deaths, Dixon and Shelton were aged 21 years and Johnson was aged 24 years.