| Place | Europe: United Kingdom, England, Greater London, Croydon, Kenley |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | SUK10025 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown British Official Photographer |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England, Greater London, Croydon, Kenley |
| Date made | c September 1941 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
A group of pilots of No. 452 (Spitfire) Squadron based at an RAF Station, outside their ...
Description
A group of pilots of No. 452 (Spitfire) Squadron based at an RAF Station, outside their operations room. Left to right: 400163 Sergeant (Sgt, later Flight Lieutenant [Flt Lt]) Clive Newton Wann; 400157 Flt Lt John Robertson Ross (killed in a Spitfire accident at Schofields NSW on 20 October 1942); 400942 Sgt William James Smith (sitting) (lost on operations over Pas de Calais area in France on 9 May 1942); 404664 Sgt Francis Gilbert Harper (lost on operations over the English Channel on 15 February 1942); 404726 Sgt Malcolm Wallace Hamilton (lost on operations off France on 9 March 1942); 404272 Sgt (later Flt Lt) William Jefferson Wilkinson; 404087 Sgt (later Flt Lt) Raife James Cowan.