| Accession Number | P02875.211 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Robinson, William Herbert |
| Place made | New Guinea1: Papua New Guinea, Papua, Papuan Islands |
| Date made | September 1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Collection relating to the service of William H Robinson
Description
No. 79 Squadron RAAF pilot with his support crew and Spitfire Mk Vc A58-28, UP-M (RAF No. BR485). Personnel, left to right: 57078 Leading Aircraftman (LAC) Patrick Francis Donohue, Flight Rigger: 260779 Flight Lieutenant (later Squadron Leader [Sqn Ldr] and Commander of 79 Squadron) Max Stanley Bott, Senior Flight Commander; 48205 LAC Thomas Louis Kakoschke, Flight Mechanic. Sqn Ldr Bott died in an aircraft accident at the Admiralty Islands (in the same Spitfire shown in photo) on 16 April, 1944. He is buried in the Lae War Cemetery, New Guinea.