Middle East. C. 1941. Group portrait of three Sergeant Pilots who between them shot down four ...

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Accession Number SUK14942
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

Middle East. C. 1941. Group portrait of three Sergeant Pilots who between them shot down four Junkers JU87 dive-bomber aircraft and a Messerschmitt Bf109 fighter aircraft during an aerial battle over Cyrenaica during the early stage of the British and Imperial offensive against the Axis forces in Libya. They come from, left to right, New South Wales, Sussex in England and Adelaide, SA.