| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | UK0640 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England, Greater London, London |
| Date made | 9 November 1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Left to right: 405246 Flying Officer (later Flight Lieutenant [Fl Lt]) John Albert Kirby DFM, 460 ...
Description
Left to right: 405246 Flying Officer (later Flight Lieutenant [Fl Lt]) John Albert Kirby DFM, 460 Squadron RAAF, of Murwillumbah, NSW; Flight Lieutenant R.M. Newitt DFC, Vancouver, Canada, RCAF; 405173 FO Anthony Thomas Covacevich DFC, 8 Squadron RAF, of Innisfail, Qld, at an investiture at Buckingham Palace. FL Lt Kirby was killed in a training accident with 460 Squadron when his aircraft crashed near Witchford, Cambridge, UK on 30 April 1944. He is buried in the Cambridge City Cemetery.