| Accession Number | AWM2016.417.2 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England, Lincolnshire, Binbrook |
| Date made | 1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Informal outdoor group portrait of members of 460 Squadron RAAF at RAF Station Binbrook, England. ...
Description
Informal outdoor group portrait of members of 460 Squadron RAAF at RAF Station Binbrook, England. In this group are Flying Officer Strachan (position unknown) and Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) Leonard W Dorricott (standing left) DFM, RAF. Flt Lt Dorricott enlisted at 17 and trained as a navigator in Canada and Miami before he was assigned to 460 Squadron RAAF. He was one of several crew who flew in the Avro Lancaster Mk I Bomber "G for George" (W4783). Flt Lt Dorricott was awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal on 10 December 1943, and went on to complete thirty sorties with 460 Squadron.