| Accession Number | MEA2179 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Le Guay, Laurence Craddock |
| Place made | Italy: Jesi |
| Date made | c September 1944 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Informal portrait of 37137 Leading Aircraftman (LAC) M. M. Harris of Dunwich Hill, NSW (left), ...
Description
Informal portrait of 37137 Leading Aircraftman (LAC) M. M. Harris of Dunwich Hill, NSW (left), and 11750 Corporal (Cpl) S. R. Moore of Swan Hill, Vic, standing in front of a North American P51 Mustang aircraft. On 29 April 1944 LAC Harris and Cpl Moore were working on one of three aircraft in the same dispersal bay when the aircraft was stafed and set on fire. A 500 pound bomb was underneath the fuselage of the aircraft, and regardless of fire LAC Harris and Cpl Moore detached the bomb and rolled it away. They then started up the two other aircraft and taxied them away to safety. Both men have been Mentioned in Despatches.