| Accession Number | P12424.080 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Egypt |
| Date made | 1941-1942 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Informal portrait of Giorgio Rizzo (left), a Prisoner of War batman to Squadron Leader (Sqn Ldr) ...
Description
Informal portrait of Giorgio Rizzo (left), a Prisoner of War batman to Squadron Leader (Sqn Ldr) John Francis Jackson and 270447 Flying Officer (FO) Patrick Primrose. He was taken away from No. 3 Squadron, RAAF in April 1941. An officer from No. 3 Squadron later came across him in a camp in Egypt and took a photograph of him to pass to Sqn Ldr Jackson.
This image is from the collection of 493 Squadron Leader John Francis Jackson, DFC, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). A distinguished fighter pilot, Sqn Ldr Jackson served with No. 23 Squadron in Australia (1939), No. 3 Squadron in the Middle East (1940-1941), and No. 75 Squadron in Papua New Guinea (1942). He was killed in action on 28 April 1942 during a flying battle over Papua New Guinea and is buried in Bomana War Cemetery. Jackson International Airport, Port Moresby, commemorates him.