| Place | Oceania: Australia, Victoria, Melbourne |
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| Accession Number | ART26990 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 70.4 x 55.2 cm |
| Object type | Painting |
| Physical description | oil on canvas on plywood |
| Maker |
Freedman, Harold |
| Date made | 1947 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
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Wing Commander Clive Caldwell, DSO, DFC and Bar
Description
An early product of the Empire Air Training Scheme, Clive Caldwell became a notable Spitfire fighter pilot whose air victories earned him the nickname "Killer". He served in the United Kingdom and Middle East before commanding and leading No. 1 Fighter Wing based at Darwin during 1943. He then raised and commanded No. 80 Fighter Wing. Caldwell was awarded the DSO for flying operations in the north-western area, the DFC for his work in the Middle East and a Bar to the DFC for shooting down enemy aircraft. During the Second World War Freedman enlisted in the RAAF and was appointed as a war artist attached to the RAAF Historical War Records Section and he worked here from 1944 to 1945, in Borneo, Noemfoor and around Australia.