Flying Officer Frederick Syme, Sunderland Captain

Place	Europe: United Kingdom, Wales
Accession Number	ART26281
Collection type	Art
Measurement	Framed: 51.8 cm x 44.2 cm; Unframed: 30.6 cm x 22.8 cm
Object type	Painting
Physical description	oil on canvas board
Maker	Bowen, Stella
Place made	United Kingdom: England, United Kingdom: England, Greater London, London
Date made	1945
Conflict	Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright	Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Portrait of Flying Officer Frederick Melton 'Derry' Syme, Sunderland captain, Coastal Command, 461 Squadron RAAF.

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Conflicts

Second World War, 1939-1945

Units

Places

Europe: United Kingdom, Wales

Subjects

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Frederick Melton (Derry) Syme discusses his impressions of Official War Artist, Stella Bowen's depiction of his crew in the painting "A Sunderland crew comes ashore at Pembroke Dock" (AWM ART26275) and he also decribes his experiences on Sunderland aircraft during the Second World War