Group portrait of airmen in front of an Avro Lancaster Aircraft. Identified, back row, second ...

Accession Number P11236.001
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Maker Unknown
Place made United Kingdom
Date made c 1944
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Group portrait of airmen in front of an Avro Lancaster Aircraft. Identified, back row, second from left, is 419328 Flying Officer (FO) Patrick Leo McCartin. FO McCartin enlisted in July 1942 and, after graduating from an advanced flying school in Canada, flew on numerous operations over occupied Europe with 75 Squadron RAF. He was listed as missing, later confirmed killed, on an operation over Germany on 20 November 1944.

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