Accession Number | AWM2017.765.2.2 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | |
Maker |
Unknown |
Place made | United Kingdom: England |
Date made | 1942 - 1945 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Photograph collection related to 410008 Flying Officer Victor Henry Neal DFC, 460 Squadron, RAAF
Description
Portrait of 410008 Flying Officer Victor Henry Neal DFC, 460 Squadron, RAAF and an unidetified colleague posing in the cockpit of 460 Squadron's Avro Lancaster aircraft nicknamed "K2 Killer". The aircraft features distinctive nose art depicting a hand stabbing a knife through a swastika. 25 knife icons have been painted on the aircraft, indicating that it had flown 25 missions at the time the photograph was taken.