| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | D00124 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass original half plate negative |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Leighterton, England. Group portrait of C Flight, No. 8 (Training) Squadron, Australian Flying ...
Description
Leighterton, England. Group portrait of C Flight, No. 8 (Training) Squadron, Australian Flying Corps (AFC).
Back row, left to right: 1024 Air Mechanic First Class (1st AM) H. C. Gray; 3305 Air Mechanic Second Class (2nd AM) Percy John Chilver; 2742 2nd AM H. W. Parker; 1021 2nd AM Osbourne Downing Daly; 130 Sergeant William Weir Robertson; 3303 2nd AM Henry Alfred Carroll; 3175 2nd AM A. L. Stevenson; 2651 2nd AM A. Skinner.
Middle row: Cadet K. R. M. Farmer; Cadet G. N. Edwick; Lieutenant (Lt) E. Francis; 7499 Major Keith Dixon Norman; Captain E. F. Pfaum; Lt A. V. Lawson; Lt V. V. Brown MC; Lt L. J. Scott; Cadet W. F. Chapman. Front row: Cadet Wilfred Francis Patten; Lt C. J. King; Cadet E. C. Cork; Cadet Charles William Exton; Cadet John Cobby.
The trainee pilots are wearing a white cap band. Note the cadets wearing their thigh high sheepskin boots.