| Places | |
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| Accession Number | SUK11284 |
| 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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Wellington, New Zealand. C. 1943. The first Lancaster aircraft to be flown from the United ...
Description
Wellington, New Zealand. C. 1943. The first Lancaster aircraft to be flown from the United Kingdom to Australia created a record in the process and was again the first Lancaster to cover the trip from Melbourne to Wellington. The Lancaster completed the second part of the record flight in seven hours thirty seven minutes. She was piloted by an all Australian "Pathfinder" crew. Left to right: 411092 Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) R. S. Nielsen DFM of Wollongong, NSW; 403378 Flt Lt A. V. Ritchie DFM of Lindfield, NSW; 401068 Flt Lt P. S. Isaacson DFC DFM of Melbourne, Vic; 416117 Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) J. Grose of Leabrook, SA; 406434 Flt Sgt E. M. Copley DFM of Perth, WA; 408164 Flt Sgt A. F. Page of Hobart, Tas; 15450 Sergeant D. Delaney of Sydney, NSW; 10198 Corporal C. Spencer of Alphington, Vic.