| Place | Europe: United Kingdom, England, Greater London, London |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | UK1830 |
| 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. 3480 FLIGHT LIEUTENANT T. H. JENSEN, LITHGOW, NSW, OF NO. 10 ...
Description
LONDON, ENGLAND. C. 1944-09. 3480 FLIGHT LIEUTENANT T. H. JENSEN, LITHGOW, NSW, OF NO. 10 (SUNDERLAND) SQUADRON RAAF HOLDING THE TATTERED PENNANT, PART OF A COLLECTION OF HISTORIC RELICS FROM SUNDERLAND P.9605 DISPLAYED AT THE AUSTRALIAN SERVICES BOOMERANG CLUB, AUSTRALIA HOUSE. 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. AUSTRALIAN FLYING HISTORY IN WORLD WAR II BEGAN ON 1940-02-06, WHEN P.9605 MADE AN OPERATIONAL SORTIE ON CONVOY PATROL, THE RAAF'S FIRST WAR FLIGHT, AND WAS CAPTAINED BY FLIGHT LIEUTENANT C. W. PEARCE OF NEDLANDS, WA. DELIVERED TO NO. 10 SQUADRON 1939-12-21, P.9605 COMPLETED A "TOUR OF OPERATIONS" BEFORE LEAVING THE SQUADRON ON 1942-03-14. IT FLEW AT AN OPERATIONAL TRAINING UNIT UNTIL 1944-05, WHEN IT WAS DISMANTLED, ITS SERVICEABLE PARTS TO BE USED AS SPARES. (SEE ALSO UK01827, UK01828, UK01829)