| Places | |
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| Accession Number | SUK10380 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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England. C. 1942-02. Members of No. 455 Squadron RAAF next to a signpost which was erected ...
Description
England. C. 1942-02. Members of No. 455 Squadron RAAF next to a signpost which was erected outside the hangar at RAF Station Swinderby by Nos. 300 and 301 Polish Squadrons. Left to right: Sergeant (Sgt) Carroll of Ferntree Gully, Vic, observer; Sgt Ince of Melbourne, Vic, observer, killed in action 1942-01-21; Sgt Gammie (probably 402829 Sergeant Colin Gamie, lost on operations over the Netherlands on 7 April 1942), wireless operator/air gunner (WOP/AG); two unidentifiable half faces; Pilot Officer (PO) Lind, observer first RAAF aircrew to report to Squadron; PO Stansfield, observer, Kavieng, New Guinea, missing 1942-01-21; Sgt B T Foxlee of Brisbane, Qld, WOP/AG; PO Leggo of Newcastle, NSW, observer; Sgt Buchanan, WOP/AG; PO Martin of Sydney, NSW, pilot, RAF; unidentified half face; PO Roberts of Melbourne, Vic, observer; PO Allen of Sydney, NSW, observer; PO Beatty of Sydney, NSW, observer; Sgt Maloney of Sydney, NSW, pilot; Sgt Thompson, pilot, missing.