| Accession Number | P02874.259 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| 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. Pilots of No. 79 Squadron RAAF, No. 73 ...
Description
Los Negros, Admiralty Islands, New Guinea. 28 May 1944. Pilots of No. 79 Squadron RAAF, No. 73 Wing, with one of their Vickers Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vc aircraft on Momote airfield. Back row, left to right: 401741 Pilot Officer (PO) R. Hugh (Ross) Cameron (KIA Celebes 27 March 1945); Flying Officer (FO) A. (Arch) Moore; 437476 FO Ross Vernon Day, (killed in an accident in Dutch New Guinea on 28 April 1945); Warrant Officer (WO) J. (Jock) Haines; 400735 FO L. S. (Len) Reid DFC; 418232 Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) G. A. (Alec) Chomley; 405026 FO P. E. (Paul) Sebire; 411809 Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) W. A. (Warren) Napier; 418071 FO W. J. (Bill) Coffey); 401000 FO D. (Doug) Scott. Middle Row: PO J. (John) Vader; FO J. (Joe) Marshall; FO R. (Dick) Long, Acting Flight Commander; 251414 Flt Lt J. W. L. (John) Atkinson, Medical Officer (also known as Leigh); 407778 Flt Lt R. M. (Max) Brinsley DFC, Acting CO; 402270 FO W. H. (Bill) Wright, Flight Commander; 403392 Flt Lt A. S. (Alan) Yates; FO A. (Arthur) Clayton. Front row: Sgt V. (Viv) Pollard; 437523 PO H. D. (Hugh) Kennare; 403681 FO I. E. B. (Ian) McKellar; 408951 FO J. (Jim) Barrie; Flt Lt T. (Tom) Williams. No. 79 Squadron RAAF pilots at that date, but not in this photograph: 412215 WO Phillip F. (Lew) Turner (in hospital); 411741 Flt Sgt A. E. (Andy) Byrne (in sick quarters); FO (Snow) Waldron (in sick quarters).