| Accession Number | P03247.002 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | United Kingdom: Wales |
| Date made | c December 1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Group portrait of ten members of the RAF Advanced Flying Unit, taken outside the Sergeant's Mess ...
Description
Group portrait of ten members of the RAF Advanced Flying Unit, taken outside the Sergeant's Mess at Llandwrog. Identified, back row, left to right: Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) Bob Potter of Qld, air gunner; 434008 Flt Sgt (later Warrant Officer) James Raymond (Jim) Potter, air gunner of Qld, (later of 466 Squadron (Sqn) who was accidentally killed in the United Kingdom (UK) on 18 September 1945); 429612 Flt Sgt Trevor Alwyn McManus, air gunner of Qld (later of 466 Squadron RAAF who was killed over Germany on 6 October 1944); Flt Sgt Jack Gorton of Qld; Flt Sgt Bill West of WA. Front row: Flt Sgt Wally Strawbridge, air gunner of Qld; Flt Sgt Dan Aitken, air gunner; R J Stokes, wireless air gunner of Perth, WA (probably 406373 (later) Pilot Officer Reginald James Stokes who as a member of 11 Sqn RAF was killed in India); Flt Sgt Richard Shallcross, a wireless operator air gunner (WAG) of Qld; Tad, WAG.