| Accession Number | P07506.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Colour - Print |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia |
| Date made | 1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Hand coloured studio portrait of 422423 Flying Officer (FO) James William Keith Cameron of ...
Description
Hand coloured studio portrait of 422423 Flying Officer (FO) James William Keith Cameron of Morongla Creek, NSW. A public school teacher before enlisting in May 1942, FO Cameron trained as a navigator under the Empire Air Training Scheme (EATS) and was posted to 467 Squadron RAAF at RAF Waddington in the United Kingdom. FO Cameron was listed as missing after his Lancaster bomber, serial number ND732, radio call-sign P0-Y (Y-Yoke) failed to return from an operational sortie over the bomb marshalling yards at La Chappelle, France, on the night of 20/21st April 1944. It was determined after the war that ND732 was hit by flack over the target and crashed at Le Blanc Mesnil on the south east side of Paris-le-Bourget airport, killing FO Cameron and his six crew members. At the time of his death, FO Cameron was aged 27.