| Accession Number | P11343.003 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England, Lincolnshire |
| Date made | c 1943-1944 |
| 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. Identified in ...
Description
Informal portrait of the RAAF crew of Lancaster aircraft ND346, 467 Squadron RAF. Identified in the photograph, back row, left to right; 426343 Flt Sgt Albert Edward Heap; 425881 Flt Sgt John Alexander Woodrow McKinnon; possibly 434619 Flt Sgt Edgar Glynn Challis (lost on operations over France on 2 August 1944) and 410070 WO Johnathan Sylvester Le Maire. Front row, left to right; 426601 Flt Sgt Russell Howard; 420648 Flight Officer Arthur Richard Dyer (with mascot devil on his shoulder) and possibly Sgt A.G Shalayer (RAF). 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.