| Place | Oceania: Australia, Northern Territory, Hughes Airstrip |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | NWA0191 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Place made | Australia: Northern Territory, Hughes Airstrip |
| Date made | 11 March 1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
A crew of No. 2 Squadron RAAF outside the door of a squadron Lockheed Hudson aircraft examining a ...
Description
A crew of No. 2 Squadron RAAF outside the door of a squadron Lockheed Hudson aircraft examining a map. Identified personnel are: 405657 Sergeant (Sgt) Jack Sunner, Wireless Air Gunner (WAG) of Rockhampton, Qld; 515737 Sgt Keith Hamilton Parker, WAG of Perth, WA; 411524 Sgt (later Flight Lieutenant [Flt Lt]) Sidney Leonard McDonald, Pilot of Sydney, NSW; 404946 Sgt (later Pilot Officer [PO]) John Loughnan Barnes, Observer of Mitchell, Qld; 411607 Sgt Harold Augustus Roach, WAG of Sydney, NSW. Flt Lt McDonald went missing on April 6, 1945 flying with 24 Squadron, RAAF when his aircraft was shot down attacking Japanese shipping near Sumba Island, Netherlands East Indies. He has no known grave, and is listed on the Adelaide River Memorial, NT. PO Barnes was lost on operations near Millingimbi, NT on April 20, 1943. He is buried in the Adelaide River War Cemetery, NT