| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | UK1422 |
| 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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KEEVIL, ENGLAND. 1944-06-04. GROUP PORTRAIT OF RAAF AIRCREW AT THE TAIL OF A STIRLING AIRCRAFT OF ...
Description
KEEVIL, ENGLAND. 1944-06-04. GROUP PORTRAIT OF RAAF AIRCREW AT THE TAIL OF A STIRLING AIRCRAFT OF NO. 196 (GLIDER-TOWING) SQUADRON RAF WITH THE ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY AIR FORCE. THEY ARE AUSTRALIANS WHO FLEW GLIDER TOWING AIRCRAFT WHEN THE ALLIED ARMIES LANDED IN NORMANDY ON D-DAY. LEFT TO RIGHT, STANDING IN FRONT: 415263 PILOT OFFICER (PO) R. MINCHIN, PERTH, WA; 422411 FLIGHT SERGEANT (F SGT) C. CAMPBELL, BERRY, NSW; 410067 WARRANT OFFICER (WO) H. J. KILDAY, YARRAGON, VIC; 409924 PO L. J. G. JAMES, MELBOURNE, VIC. STANDING ON STEP: 420629 PO C. E. LIGHT, SYDNEY, NSW. SITTING ON TAILPLANE: 410071 PO W. L. MARSHALL, MELBOURNE, VIC; 422649 F SGT R. W. MANN, SYDNEY, NSW; 410985 F SGT H. HOYSTED, WANGARATTA, VIC. STANDING ON TAILPLANE AT BACK: 415352 WO G. R. OLIVER, PERTH, WA.