| Accession Number | SUK11655 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England, Yorkshire, Leconfield |
| Date made | December 1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Informal group portrait of mixed Commonwealth and British crew of the newly equipped No. 466 ...
Description
Informal group portrait of mixed Commonwealth and British crew of the newly equipped No. 466 (Halifax) Squadron RAAF at Leconfield, Yorkshire, England. It was the crew's first bombing mission in any aircraft. Identified from left to right: Sergeant (Sgt) S E Rayner of Colchester, UK; Sgt R C Thorpe of Enfield, Middlesex, UK; Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) F G Hursey of Wimbledon, London; Flying Officer R Hodgson of Baguley, Manchester, UK; Flt Sgt J A Dixon of Sudberyont, Canada; Sgt A Ayres of Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, UK;and 427450 Fl Sgt Ronald John Draffin of Scarborough, Western Australia (killed on flying operations on 25 March 1944 while serving with 640 Squadron).