| Accession Number | P11343.002 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England, Lincolnshire |
| Date made | 1944 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Informal portrait of the RAAF crew of Lancaster aircraft ND346, 467 Squadron RAF, possibly on ...
Description
Informal portrait of the RAAF crew of Lancaster aircraft ND346, 467 Squadron RAF, possibly on return from operations. Identified in the photograph, left to right, are 430696 Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) John Ewart Norris; 420648 Flight Officer Arthur Richard Dyer (Pilot); 425881 Flt Sgt John Alexander Woodrow McKinnon; 426343 Flt Sgt Albert Edward Heap; 410070 WO Johnathan Sylvester Le Maire and 426601 Flt Sgt Russell Howard. With the exception of Flt Sgt Norris, the crew were later killed on operations on 2 August 1944 when their aircraft collided mid-air with Lancaster ME853 and crashed at Boran-Sur-Oise, France.