| Accession Number | P02874.256 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white, Landscape |
| Physical description | Black & white, Landscape |
| Maker |
Robinson, William Herbert |
| Date made | 28 May 1944 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Los Negros, Admiralty Islands, New Guinea. 28 May 1944. Group portrait of pilots of No. 76 ...
Description
Los Negros, Admiralty Islands, New Guinea. 28 May 1944. Group portrait of pilots of No. 76 Squadron RAAF, No. 73 Wing, with one of their Curtiss P40 Kittyhawk aircraft on Momote airfield. Back row, left to right: Sergeant (Sgt) Alec Makeham, probably 430117 Flight Sergeant Alick James Makeham of 78 Squadron (lost on operations over New Guinea on 8 January, 1945); Sgt Wally Nugent; unidentified Sgt; Pilot Officer (PO) Jim Morris; Sgt (Red) O'Meara; unidentified Sgt; ?Sgt Jim Cornish; unidentified Flight Sergeant. Middle row: Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) B. (Bruce) Gogerly, (later with No. 77 (Meteor) Squadron RAAF in Korea); Flying Officer (FO) J. (John) Plain; ?Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) C. (Charles) Roe or F. Humphries Medical Officer; 402846 Flt Lt F. L. (Leigh) Bowes, soon to be Squadron Leader, Commanding Officer No. 76 Squadron RAAF; FO W. (Bill) Cashmore; unidentified Flt Lt; unidentified FO. Front row: unidentified Flt Sgt; unidentified Sgt; ?Sgt F. (Frank) Miles or A. (Alan) Carthew; Flt Sgt Noel Butler; unidentified PO. Members of No. 76 Squadron RAAF at that time not identified in this photograph: Flt Lt Jim Harrison; Flt Sgt Cliff Willis; FO Bruce Caldwell; Flt Sgt Val Higgins; Flt Sgt Neville Ellis; John Lundy.