| Accession Number | P11713.002 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Parker Studios |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
| Date made | c 1942 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Hand coloured studio portrait of 411690 Leading Aircraftmen (LAC) (later Pilot Officer (PO)) ...
Description
Hand coloured studio portrait of 411690 Leading Aircraftmen (LAC) (later Pilot Officer (PO)) Kenneth George Feeney, No. 467 Squadron of Kogarah NSW. Kenneth Feeney trained as a pilot under the Empire Air Training Scheme (EATS) and was posted to 467 Squadron RAAF at RAF Waddington in the United Kingdom. PO Feeney was listed as missing after his Lancaster bomber, serial number ND732, radio call-sign P0-Y (Y-Yoke) failed to return from an operational sortie over the bomb marshalling yards at La Chappelle, France, on the night of 20/21st April 1944. It was determined after the war that ND732 was hit by flack over the target and crashed at Le Blanc Mesnil on the south east side of Paris-le-Bourget airport, killing PO Feeney and his six crew members. At the time of his death, PO Feeney was aged 27.