| Accession Number | MED1716 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Place made | North Africa: Libya, Cyrenaica, Hosc Raui |
| Date made | 25 October 1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Although No. 462 Squadron is Australian, many of the fliers come from other parts of the Empire. ...
Description
Although No. 462 Squadron is Australian, many of the fliers come from other parts of the Empire. Portrait of one of the flight commanders, 46341 Squadron Leader W. C. E. Craig DFC and Bar of Ealing, London, UK, wearing his flying helmet, standing in front of the nose propeller. Huge Handley-Page Halifax bomber aircraft of No. 462 Squadron RAAF based in the Middle East, are pounding the enemy nightly in heavy raids on Greece and the Dodecanese Islands. Rhodes the largest of these islands, has received many visits from these giant aircraft. Night photographs taken during these raids show the accuracy of their bombing. Aerodromes, harbours and communications suffered heavily when the Halifaxes fly through the night skies to deliver their tremendous blows on enemy bases north of the Mediterranean.