| Accession Number | P02874.257 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film original acetate |
| Maker |
Robinson, William Herbert |
| Place made | Pacific Islands: Bismarck Archipelago, Admiralty Islands, Los Negros Island |
| Date made | 28 May 1944 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Group portrait of pilots of No 77 Squadron RAAF, No 73 Wing, with one of their Curtiss P40 ...
Description
Group portrait of pilots of No 77 Squadron RAAF, No 73 Wing, with one of their Curtiss P40 Kittyhawk aircraft on Momote airfield. Back row, left to right: 410749 Flying Officer (FO) David (Doug) William Summons; 413651 Pilot Officer (PO) Charles James Neall; FO Martin; unidentified; 413449 PO D (Doug) Tapsell; Sergeant (Sgt) Pyke; 427813 Geoffrey Fitzgerald Clarke; 413729 PO John Dalziel Brocklehurst; 416837 Sgt Gordon Keith Eames; 430438 Sgt Lindsay Collins (KIA Labuan, North Borneo, 26 June 1945); Sgt White. Middle row: 411110 FO George Edward Pagan; Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) (Dinga) Bell; 411946 Flt Lt Douglas (Doug) Vernon Prowse, Flight Commander; 576 Squadron Leader Cyril William Stark (later awarded Air Force Cross), Commanding Officer, No 77 Squadron RAAF; Flt Lt McTaggart, Flight Commander; 411966 FO Clarence (Clarrie) George Scott; 421939 Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) Cliff Rose. Crouching: 37504 PO Arthur Keith Toupein (left) and 418428 FO William (Bill) Percy Kaye (right). Front row: 417700 PO Donald (Don) Horace Crane; 432562 Sgt Bruce Palme; Flt Sgt D Rogers; Flt Sgt K Martin; 408058 Sgt Ivan Beresford Dickenson; 409225 Sgt Harold (Hal) William Roberts; 413899 Sgt Reginald Ronald Rogers.