| Place | Europe: United Kingdom, England, Devon, Plymouth |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | UK0135 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England, Norfolk |
| Date made | 13 July 1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Crew of 'R' for Robert, a Ventura aircraft of No. 464 Squadron RAAF at RAF Station Methwold. ...
Description
Crew of 'R' for Robert, a Ventura aircraft of No. 464 Squadron RAAF at RAF Station Methwold. Daylight raids by Ventura aircraft have been a feature of the RAF's activities over enemy territory. Left to right: 420546 Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt, later Flying Officer [FO]) David Alan Stafford Crowfoot, Gloucester, NSW; 420074 Pilot Officer (PO, later Flight Lieutenant[Flt Lt]) Elton George Sweeney, Glen Innes, NSW; 412628 Flt Sgt (later Flying Officer [FO]) David Ignatius MacDonald, Wentworthville, NSW; 412314 Flt Sgt Thomas William Hennessey, West Kempsey, NSW, (lost on operations over Germany, 18 March 1944); These four men trained together in Canada, formed as a crew there and have been together ever since.