Group portrait of the crew of Lancaster 'P for Peter', B Flight, 460 Squadron, RAAF, enjoying a ...

Accession Number P04248.001
Collection type Photograph
Object type Print
Maker Unknown
Place made United Kingdom: England, Lincolnshire, Binbrook
Date made 16 December 1944
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Group portrait of the crew of Lancaster 'P for Peter', B Flight, 460 Squadron, RAAF, enjoying a drink together. Australian crew members believed to be present are: 433250 Flight Sergeant William Alexander Cunningham RAAF; 434454 Pilot Officer Norman Wade Everett RAAF; 419193 Flying Officer John Maguire RAAF; 429820 Warrant Officer Donald Bernard May RAAF; 428428 Pilot Officer Donald Anderson (Don) Goudie and British Navigator Eric Richer (bottom right). Most of this crew, including Cunningham, Everett, Maguire and May were killed by a mid-air collision with an aircraft of 626 Squadron (PD286) over Wiesbaden, Germany, on 2 February 1945.