| Place | Europe: United Kingdom, England, Greater London, London |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | UK1828 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England, Greater London, London |
| Date made | c September 1944 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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LONDON, ENGLAND. C. 1944-09. HISTORIC RELICS FROM SUNDERLAND P.9605 - A TATTERED RAAF PENNANT ...
Description
LONDON, ENGLAND. C. 1944-09. HISTORIC RELICS FROM SUNDERLAND P.9605 - A TATTERED RAAF PENNANT (WEATHER-ROTTED AFTER FOUR YEARS' FLYING FROM A MOORING MAST), A FOG BELL, PILOT'S WHEEL, ANCHOR, AND THE MAKER'S NUMBER PLATE - WERE ADDED TO THE RAAF'S WAR COLLECTION DISPLAYED AT THE AUSTRALIAN SERVICES BOOMERANG CLUB, AUSTRALIA HOUSE. THE PENNANT IS BEING HELD BY 3480 FLIGHT LIEUTENANT T. H. JENSEN, LITHGOW, NSW, AN ORIGINAL MEMBER OF NO. 10 (SUNDERLAND) SQUADRON RAAF. THIS SUNDERLAND WAS ONE OF NINE AIRCRAFT FORMING THE NUCLEUS OF THE NOW-FAMOUS NO. 10 SQUADRON RAAF WHICH FLEW WELL OVER 3,000,000 OPERATIONAL MILES.