| Accession Number | P02639.004 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white, Landscape |
| Physical description | Black & white, Landscape |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England, United Kingdom: England, Gloucestershire |
| Date made | c 17 October 1942 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Group portrait of sergeants (Sgt) of 52 Operational Training Unit (OTU) in front of an aircraft. ...
Description
Group portrait of sergeants (Sgt) of 52 Operational Training Unit (OTU) in front of an aircraft. Identified from left back row: Sergeant (Sgt) McHardie, RNZAF; Sgt Shephard,RAAF; Sgt Logan, RAAF; Sgt Stewart, RAAF; 405814 Sgt (later Pilot Officer) Hudson Garth Ainslie, RAAF; Sgt Trowbridge, RAAF; Sgt Berg Olsen, Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNAF); Sgt Leif Birk Gilje, RNAF (killed in action on 13 April 1943). Front row: Sgt Haintye, RNAF; Sgt Tryggve Woxen, RNAF; Sgt Hughes, RAAF; Sgt Sandel, RAAF; 437202, Sgt (later Flt Sgt) David Charles Palmer, RAAF, who was killed on operations over Holland on 7 March 1945; Sgt Grant, RAF; Sgt Fredrik Eitzen, RNAF, (killed in action 2 May 1943); Sgt Hauge,RNAF; Sgt Knut Winther, RNAF (killed in a flying accident 17 October 1942 while attached to 52 OTU); Sgt Condon, RAAF. Pilot Officer Ainslie was killed on 2 October 1944 when he was hit by an aircraft which crashed whilst landing at Florence, Italy.