| Accession Number | P04330.002 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c 1944 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Informal portrait of 47460 Flying Officer (FO) Murray Geoffrey Short, 82 Squadron RAAF, of Port ...
Description
Informal portrait of 47460 Flying Officer (FO) Murray Geoffrey Short, 82 Squadron RAAF, of Port Augusta, SA, examining a Reflex type press camera (possibly in 4x5 format) at his desk. On 18 March 1946, FO Short was killed in a flying accident off the coast of Japan during the transfer of 13 Mustangs of No. 82 Squadron from Labaun Island, Borneo, to Japan to join the British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF).