| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | UK1414 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England, Wiltshire, Keevil |
| Date made | 4 June 1944 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Group portrait of RAAF aircrew of No. 196 (Glider Towing) Squadron of RAF of the Allied ...
Description
Group portrait of RAAF aircrew of No. 196 (Glider Towing) Squadron of RAF of the Allied Expeditionary Air Force, who flew the glider towing aircraft when the Allied armies landed in Normandy on D-Day. Identified are, back row, left to right: 420302 Flying Officer (FO) Victor Raymond Thatcher; 422649 Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) Rolf William Mann; unidentified; unidentified; 422761 Flt Sgt Joseph Delglish Stevenson; 410985 Flt Sgt Henry Hoysted; 410071 Pilot Officer Walter Leslie Marshall; 423986 FO John Henry Caldwell; and 420304 FO Rusell George Tickner. Front Row: 415263 PO Ron D'Esterre Minchin; 420689 PO Cecil Eade Light; 401713 FO Dick Smith; 421663 Warrant Officer (WO) J F McCarthy and 415694 WO Frank Leslie Steele. See also UK1415.