| Accession Number | P05580.003 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c 1941 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 411524 Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) Sidney Leonard McDonald, a pilot of No 24 ...
Description
Studio portrait of 411524 Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) Sidney Leonard McDonald, a pilot of No 24 Squadron, RAAF. On 6 April 1945, as the captain of the Liberator bomber aircraft A72-81, he took off from Fenton Strip, NT, and after a brief enemy encounter the aircraft exploded over waters of the Netherlands East Indies. All but one of the 11 crew members were killed, 406816 Warrant Officer Keith Roy Shilling was rescued and flown to Darwin for emergency medical treatment.