| Accession Number | P08851.002 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film copy negative |
| Maker |
Central Press Photo Ltd |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England |
| Date made | December 1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Members of No. 218 Squadron, RAF, being interviewed by an RAF intelligence officer. This ...
Description
Members of No. 218 Squadron, RAF, being interviewed by an RAF intelligence officer. This photograph was published in British newspapers following the crew's participation in raids over Berlin in December 1943. Sitting, left to right: Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) White, interviewing officer; Flying Officer (FO) H.P. (Hank) Theriault, of Canada, bomb aimer; FO (later Flt Lt) J.I. (Red) Wiseman, of Edinburgh, Scotland, pilot; Sergeant (Sgt) Victor L. (Twid) Twydell, of London, England, engineer. Standing, left to right: Pilot Officer W.P. (Tiny) Cragg, a former police officer from London, England, navigator; 423217 Flt Sgt George Charles (Juniour) Brasington, of Concord, NSW, air gunner; Sgt Dennis (Cop) Copley, of Doncaster, England, engineer and wireless operator; Sgt George H. Foreman, of Spalding, England, gunner; Flight Sergeant McGillavray, of Canada, 2nd pilot. With the exception of Flt Sgt McGillavray, all were killed on operations on 22 February 1944 when their aircraft Stirling EJ125 crashed into the North Sea during mine planting operations off Borkum, Germany.