HAWKER HURRICANE I, V-7476. THIS IS THE ONLY HURRICANE EVER FLOWN IN AUSTRALIA. PILOT IN THIS ...

Place Oceania: Australia, Victoria, Melbourne, Laverton
Accession Number AC0060
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

HAWKER HURRICANE I, V-7476. THIS IS THE ONLY HURRICANE EVER FLOWN IN AUSTRALIA. PILOT IN THIS PHOTOGRAPH IS GROUP CAPTAIN ALLAN LESLIE ("WALLY") WALTERS, AUSTRALIAN FLYING CORPS AND RAAF, AT DATE THIS PHOTOGRAPH WAS DONE OVER CLOUDS IN LAVERTON AREA AT 6500 FEET, HE WAS OFFICER COMMANDING RAAF STATION, LAVERTON (VIC.). DATE, 1941-08-29. (PHOTOGRAPHER: JOHN HARRISON).