| Accession Number | P08916.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | United Kingdom |
| Date made | 1941-1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Group portrait of pilot instructors of an unidentified RAF squadron in either England or ...
Description
Group portrait of pilot instructors of an unidentified RAF squadron in either England or Scotland. Back row, left to right: R J (Dick) Graham, RAAF (probably 409539 Richard John Graham); Bill Stockdale, RAAF (probably 35235 (4094055) William Hubert Stockdale); John Wright, RAF Volunteer Reserve (RAFVR), killed during war; Charles Hill, RAFVR; Vic Crawford, RAFVR; Jan Kostorhyz, RAF; and Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) 412243 Richard Edward Gordon, RAAF. Front row: Flt Lt 'Titus' Oates, RAFVR; Flt Lt 'Tinkle' Bell, RAFVR; Flt Lt 'K-B' Kinnburgh-Boyd or Kinniburgh-Boyd, RAFVR; Flt Lt R S (Bob) Strange, RAFVR; Flt Lt Derek Clayton-Wright, RAFVR; Flt Lt Eldon A 'PO Prune' Clerk, RAFVR; Flt Lt W G 'Stanley' Baldwin, RAAF; and Flt Lt 412459 Ian Antony Litchfield, RAAF. In 1943 Flt Lt Litchfield was stationed as an instructor at Lulsgate Bottom, RAF, near Bristol, and at Montrose, Scotland, later in 1943 and in 1944. He joined Bomber Command in the Pathfinders Division in 1944 and was awarded a Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) in July 1945, for 'skill and fortitude in operations against the enemy' whilst serving with 142 Squadron RAF. Flt Lt Gordon served with RAF Transport, ferrying aircraft to different countries, including India.