| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P07028.001 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Newak Studios |
| Date made | c 1939 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Pre-enlistment studio portrait of Kenneth David Clarson wearing the Campbell family tartan. A ...
Description
Pre-enlistment studio portrait of Kenneth David Clarson wearing the Campbell family tartan. A native of Pialba, Qld, Clarson enlisted with the RAAF on 21 June 1941. While attached to No. 45 (Atlantic Transport) Group RAF in Canada, 405831 Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) Clarson was the navigator in an aircraft being ferried from Canada to the United Kingdom on 7 November 1944. When landing on one of the last stages of its journey at Reykjavik, Iceland, aircraft BZ.549 was unable to stop and overshot the runway into soft ground. The nose wheel collapsed and the nose of the fuselage was buried in the ground. Flt Lt Clarson, positioned in the nose compartment, was the only crew member to be killed in the accident, aged 24. He was buried at Reykjavik (Fossvogur) Cemetery, Iceland.