| Place | Europe: United Kingdom, England, Devon, Plymouth |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | UK0140 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England, Devon, Plymouth |
| Date made | 8 May 1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Members of the crew of a Sunderland aircraft of No. 10 Squadron RAAF at RAF station Mount Batten. ...
Description
Members of the crew of a Sunderland aircraft of No. 10 Squadron RAAF at RAF station Mount Batten. This aircraft made an attack on an enemy submarine on 30 April 1943. Back row, left to right: 403746 Sergeant (Sgt, later Warrant Officer [WO]) Frank Howard Jones, NSW; 33244 Sgt Douglas Edward Bennington, NSW; 16949 Sgt William Ernest George Matthews; 17256 Sgt (later Flight Sergeant [Flt Sgt]) Gratten Francis Hunter Horgan, WA; 32957 Sgt James Edward Challinor, NSW; 5843 Sgt (later Flying Officer [FO]) Jack William Morgan, Tas. Front row: 61002 Sgt John Riviere Dallas, NSW; 404826 FO (later Flight Lieutenant [Flt Lt]) Dundas Corbett Gore, Qld; 401502 FO (later Flt Lt) Norman Clive Gerrard, NSW, Captain; 409000 FO Alexander Glenn Jennison, NSW; 409027 FO Victor Denis William Collins, Vic. WO Jones, Sgts Bennington, Matthews, Challinor, Dallas and Flt Lt Gerrard were all lost on operations off the United Kingdom on 11 August 1943. FO Collins was lost on operations off England on 18 August 1943 while FO Jennison was lost on operations over the Atlantic on 21 September 1943..