| Place | Asia: Burma, Mandalay |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | SUK14127 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Burma. 1945-03-08. Squadron Leader (Sqn Ldr) J. H. "Ginger" Lacey DFM and Bar of Fairfield, ...
Description
Burma. 1945-03-08. Squadron Leader (Sqn Ldr) J. H. "Ginger" Lacey DFM and Bar of Fairfield, Wetherby, (left) in the cockpit of his Spitfire aircraft talking to his "number two" Warrant Officer J. S. Sharkey of Kogarah, NSW. Sqn Ldr Lacey, a Battle of Britain veteran with twenty seven German aircraft to his credit shot down his first Japanese victim near Mandalay.