Portrait of the most highly decorated Royal Australian airman flying, 22 year old 407729 Flight ...

Place Europe: United Kingdom, England, Greater London, London
Accession Number UK2640
Collection type Photograph
Object type Print
Place made United Kingdom: England, Greater London, London
Date made 23 March 1945
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Portrait of the most highly decorated Royal Australian airman flying, 22 year old 407729 Flight Lieutenant David John Shannon DSO and Bar DFC and Bar, of Bridgewater, SA, member of the Dambusters, was one of nineteen Australian airmen who attended Buckingham Palace for an investiture.