Place | Europe: United Kingdom, England |
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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
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Tempsford, Bedfordshire, England, 1943. Informal portrait of 414419 Flying Officer (FO) John ...
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.