| Accession Number | P07805.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England |
| Date made | c 1941 - 1942 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 402760 Flying Officer (FO) Frederick Thomas Breen, 460 Squadron, RAAF, of ...
Description
Studio portrait of 402760 Flying Officer (FO) Frederick Thomas Breen, 460 Squadron, RAAF, of Rockdale, NSW. Formerly a press photographer, FO Breen enlisted at Sydney, NSW, on 14 October 1940 and after qualifying as a pilot he was posted to 460 Squadron, RAAF, at RAF Breighton, Yorkshire, flying Mk IV (Pratt & Whitney) Wellingtons. On the night of 26 July 1942, Breen and his crew took off in Wellington UV-C (Z1335) for a raid against Hamburg but they failed to return. The entire crew perished and they are buried at the Hamburg Cemetery, Ohlsdorf, Germany.