| Place | Europe: United Kingdom, England, Lincolnshire, Binbrook |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | UK2296 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England, Lincolnshire |
| Date made | 8 December 1944 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Informal group portrait of members of No. 460 (Lancaster) Squadron RAAF in the Station Officers' ...
Description
Informal group portrait of members of No. 460 (Lancaster) Squadron RAAF in the Station Officers' Mess at RAF Station Binbrook, Lincolnshire, England. Identified from left to right: 412810 Squadron Leader (Sqn Ldr) James Robert Henderson DFC of Mosman, NSW; 418589 Flying Officer (FO) John Charles Thomson DFM of Melbourne, Victoria; 420582 FO John Joseph McDade of Sydney, NSW (later awarded DFC); Pilot Officer D Easton, RAF; and 408800 FO Charles Thomas Crook DFC (later awarded bar to DFC) of Bairnsdale, Victoria, watching 412011 Flight Lieutenant Hedley George Johnson, (later awarded DFC) of Sydney (centre) throwing darts during a game with Sqn Ldr Henderson DFC (on far left) who is a Flight Commander in the Squadron and was at one time the pilot of the famous "G for George" Lancaster which is now on display at the Australian War Memorial.