Tempsford, Bedfordshire, England, 1943. Informal portrait of 414419 Flying Officer (FO) John ...

Place Europe: United Kingdom, England
Accession Number P01864.016
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Kaus, W
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Tempsford, Bedfordshire, England, 1943. Informal portrait of 414419 Flying Officer (FO) John Walter McDonald, RAAF, captain of an aircraft serving with No. 161 Squadron RAF. FO McDonald was killed in a landing crash in France on 1944-02-11. The squadron's role was to ferry members of the resistance or underground in and out of occupied Europe.