RAF Station Coltishall, Norfolk, England. Group portrait of 405473 Squadron Leader (Sqn Ldr) E. ...

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Accession Number SUK13597
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Maker Vargas, I O
Place made United Kingdom: England, Norfolk, Coltishall
Date made c October 1944
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

RAF Station Coltishall, Norfolk, England. Group portrait of 405473 Squadron Leader (Sqn Ldr) E. A. R. Esau DFC of Brisbane, Qld, CO of No. 453 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF, leaning against prop blade, with his adjutant Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) K. Giles of Sydney, NSW, and pilots of the Squadron after their return from Antwerp at the end of September. Back row, left to right: 419636 Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) C. Bundara of Brighton, Vic; 409160 Pilot Officer (PO) L. Lyall of Geelong, Vic; 414097 Warrant Officer (WO) N. A. Stewart of Kyogle, NSW; 423776 Flt Sgt J. H. Lynch of Orange, NSW; 409367 PO H. D. Aldred of Bentleigh, Vic; 421019 WO D. C. Johns of Ungary, NSW; 413202 Flying Officer (FO) J. C. Grady of Merriwa, NSW; 421532 FO W. H. Carter of Manly, NSW; 411790 FO C. R. Leith of Sydney, NSW. Front Row: PO C. S. Robertson of Ashfield, NSW; 412427 PO Bruce Fuller of Lidcombe, NSW; 421000 WO R. G. Peters of Armidale, NSW; 410204 FO N. R. Adams of Kerang, Vic; 11862 FO N. J. Marsh of Bendigo, Vic; 401543 FO G. J. Stansfield, Richmond, Vic; Flt Lt Giles; Sqn Ldr Esau; 414189 Flt Lt W. R. Bennett of Brisbane, Qld.