| Accession Number | P11253.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Digital file TIFF |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | United Kingdom |
| Date made | March 1944 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Group portrait of the flight crew of JB129 Short Stirling aircraft. The flight crew, left to ...
Description
Group portrait of the flight crew of JB129 Short Stirling aircraft. The flight crew, left to right, are: 429079 Sergeant (Sgt) Keith Finch, RAAF; Flying Officer (FO) John Grant Cox, RAF; Sgt T Mellander; Sgt G Lowe; Sgt B Grundy; Sgt T Peacock; Sgt E Broderick. The aircraft was shot down while on operations near Rimbeck, Germany, during the last major raid of the Battle of Berlin on 25 March 1944. The entire crew of the aircraft were killed, and other than Sgt Finch, were all from the RAF.