| Accession Number | AWM2018.1016.5 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | |
| Date made | 1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Group photograph of a flight crew with No. 216 Group (RAF), No. 4 Ferry Control Unit. ...
Description
Group photograph of a flight crew with No. 216 Group (RAF), No. 4 Ferry Control Unit.
Identified as the second person, from the left, is 413825 Flight Sergeant Harold Paul Clancy. The others in the group are 1579031 Sergeant Kenneth Graig Earnshaw (RAFVR), 413863 Sergeant Frank Harrison, 658749 Sergeant Stanley Frank Hook (RAF) and 416238 Flight Sergeant Percival James Whittard.
On 21 July 1943, the crew was operating Wellington aircraft HE790, en route to Karachi from RAF Habbaniya. One mile from the aerodrome, the aircraft crashed, killing all crew members.