| Place | Europe: United Kingdom, England |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P01913.001 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Rawood Ltd |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Heston, near Heathrow, England. 1941-09-17. Formal group portrait of No. 61 Officers Training ...
Description
Heston, near Heathrow, England. 1941-09-17. Formal group portrait of No. 61 Officers Training Unit, Royal Air Force (RAF), course No. 5. The Australian pilots present were part of the Empire Air Training Scheme, ninth course. Left to right: Front row: Pilot Officer (PO) Hall, PO McCulloch, PO Davies, Flying Officer (FO) Gray, PO Hone, FO Watkinson, PO Lintott, Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) Sherrington, Flt Lt Walker, Wing Commander (Wg Cdr) Malan DSO DFC, Squadron Leader (Sqn Ldr) Bateman, Flt Lt Kingcome DFC, FO Fokes DFM, Flt Lt Bisdee DFC, Flt Lt Yule, Flt Lt Holland DFC, Sqn Ldr Dawson, PO Lewis, PO Glendinning; Middle row: PO John Gorton (later Prime Minister of Australia), Sergeant (Sgt) Twine, Sgt Godfrey Ball, Sgt Bray, Sgt Sykes, Sgt McLure, Sgt MacDiarmid, Sgt Campbell, Sgt Bubb, Sgt Crawford, Sgt Fairbairn, Sgt Williams, Sgt Irwin, Sgt Kennedy, Sgt Chrystal, Sgt Johnson, Sgt McLean, Sgt Barklay, Sgt Bassett, PO Neill; Back row: Sgt Lloyd, Sgt MacDonald, Sgt Harttung, Sgt Mahady, Sgt Long, Sgt Bridle, Sgt Hutton, Sgt Beckley, Sgt Brown, Sgt Mitchell, Sgt Baker, Sgt Mawer, Sgt Munro, Sgt Neill, Sgt Caldwell, Sgt Schaffer, Sgt Coutie, Sgt Bennett, Sgt McRae, Sgt Mahar.