| Accession Number | P07512.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | 1942 - 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 424320 Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) Edward Anthony (Tony) Bogan, RAAF, 98 ...
Description
Studio portrait of 424320 Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) Edward Anthony (Tony) Bogan, RAAF, 98 Squadron RAF, of Mudgee, NSW. He was a pupil at an agricultural college before enlisting in Sydney, NSW on 17 August 1942. He was lost on operations on 2 February 1945. He was the Wireless Operator/Air Gunner on a Mitchell aircraft, FW224. While en route to attack a target in the Netherlands, the aircraft, piloted by Pilot Officer (PO) Ian Hamilton Hicks, experienced engine trouble and crashed at Geerdeghelmveld, near Malines, Belgium, with the loss of all of the crew. At the time of his death he had been granted a commission as Pilot Officer, with retrospective effect from 25 January 1945. He was 21 years old.