| Accession Number | P02974.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white, Portrait |
| Physical description | Black & white, Portrait |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Portrait of Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) Malcolm Cullen, Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF), a ...
Description
Portrait of Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) Malcolm Cullen, Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF), a pilot who flew Typhoons with No. 257 (Burma) Fighter Squadron. Flt Lt Cullen was shot down on 24 May 1944 while on a raid to bomb petroleum dumps near Amiens. He was one of a number of Allied airmen held in Buchenwald Concentration Camp, Germany, between August and October 1944, before being transferred to Stalag Luft III in Sagan, Poland. (Donor M. Cullen)