Accession Number | P10771.001 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
Maker |
Unknown |
Date made | c 1944 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Studio portrait of 413985 Flying Officer (FO) Arthur Gordon Goodwin RAAF, 2 Aircraft Depot ...
Description
Studio portrait of 413985 Flying Officer (FO) Arthur Gordon Goodwin RAAF, 2 Aircraft Depot Richmond. FO enlisted in the RAAF on 10 October 1941 and was accidentally killed on 21 September 1945 when the P40 Kittyhawk he was piloting crashed during a ferry flight from Labuan, Indonesia to Oakey, Queensland. His body was never recovered and he is commemorated with other Australians at the Ambon Memorial, Indonesia.