| Place | Oceania: New Guinea1, Papua New Guinea, Papua, Port Moresby, Ward's Airfield |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P01274.005 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film copy negative |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Ward's Airfield, Papua. 1943-06. Group portrait of air crew of No. 30 Squadron RAAF in front of ...
Description
Ward's Airfield, Papua. 1943-06. Group portrait of air crew of No. 30 Squadron RAAF in front of one of the Squadron's Beaufighter aircraft. The navigators are standing behind the pilots. Left to right: Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) John Hullin, Warrant Officer (WO) Greg Hardman, Pilot Officer (PO) Alfred Burgoyne, Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) Donald West, PO Rex Pitman, Flt Sgt Don Kirkwood, Sergeant (Sgt) Ron Allen, Sgt Vernon Gollan, Flt Sgt Bob Thomas, PO Arthur Hodges, Sgt P. Harold Kelly, 3024 Flt Sgt Bernard (Bernie) Albert Le Griffon (lost on operations over New Guinea on 11 August, 1943), Sgt Phil Edwards, FO Ray Kelley, FO Keith McCarthy, Sgt Kenneth G. Delbridge, FO George Dick, PO Clive Cooke, PO Peter White, Sgt Stan Lutwyche, Sgt Don Miller, FO Ron Binnie, FO Bill Coleman, Sgt John Bell; seated: Flt Lt Mike Burrows, FO Len Hastwell, PO John McRobbie, Flt Sgt Colin Wein, Sgt John Drummond, FO Ted Marron, Sgt Harold J. Tapner, FO Graeme Hunt, FO `Scotty' Wallace, Sgt Bill Cosgrove, FO Bob Bennett, Wing Commander Clarrie Glasscock, Squadron Leader Bill Boulton, FO Keith Nicholson, FO Douglas J. Raffen, PO John McRobbie, Flt Lt Arthur Thompson, Flt Lt Peter Fisher, Sgt Charles Harris, FO Joe Newman, FO Bob Mills. (Prefer to P1335/14/11 which is identical but an inferior image) (Donor K. Delbridge)