| Accession Number | SEA0004 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Place made | India: Bengal |
| Date made | 23 November 1944 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Salbani, Bengal, India. 1944-11-23. Informal group portrait of RAAF members of No. 355 ...
Description
Salbani, Bengal, India. 1944-11-23. Informal group portrait of RAAF members of No. 355 (Liberator) Squadron RAF being briefed by Wing Commander (Wg Cdr) J. Martin DFC, RAF, for a mission against Lampang, railhead for the road running into the Shan States through Chiengmai in Thailand. Left to right, front: Wg Cdr Martin, Pilot, of Leicestershire, England; Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) A. B. (Sam) Giles, Pilot of Claremont, WA; Flt Lt E. A. (Tiny) Talbot, Pilot of Mosman, NSW; Flt Lt Norman Bain, Wireless Air Gunner (WAG) of Blackburn, Vic; Warrant Officer (WO) A. L. Mazey, Pilot of Woollahra, NSW; WO L. N. Haeney, WAG of Lidcombe, NSW. Second row: WO T. J. Rowe, Navigator of Claremont, WA; R. W. Glover, WAG of Redfern, NSW; WO R. V. Tunstall, WAG of Boonah, Qld; Flying Officer J. H. Ingham, Pilot of Bruce Rock, WA; WO C. S. Jacob, WAG of Naracoorte, SA. At rear: Flight Sergeant W. J. Ferguson of Brewarrina, NSW; WO J. R. Postle of Coopers Plains, Qld.