| Place | Europe: United Kingdom, England, Sussex, Ford RAF Station |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | UK1266 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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SUSSEX, ENGLAND. 1944-05-02. 404795 SQUADRON LEADER (SQN LDR) D. G. ANDREWS DFC, SOUTHPORT, QLD ...
Description
SUSSEX, ENGLAND. 1944-05-02. 404795 SQUADRON LEADER (SQN LDR) D. G. ANDREWS DFC, SOUTHPORT, QLD (RIGHT), SAYING GOODBYE TO 405473 FLIGHT LIEUTENANT (FLT LT) E. A. R. ESAU, BRISBANE, QLD. SQN LDR ANDREWS, AFTER NO FEWER THAN THREE HUNDRED AND TWENTY HOURS OPERATIONAL FLYING, HAS HANDED OVER THE COMMAND OF SPITFIRE FIGHTER BOMBER SQUADRON NO. 453 RAAF, BASED AT RAF STATION FORD, TO 407256 SQN LDR D. H. SMITH, VICTOR HARBOR (HARBOUR), SA. FLT LT ESAU HAS ALSO COMPLETED HIS TOUR OF OPERATIONS.