PEMBROKE DOCK, WALES, 1939-12. FOUR OF THE ORIGINAL AIRCRAFT CAPTAINS OF NO. 10 SQUADRON RAAF ...

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Accession Number P00706.001
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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PEMBROKE DOCK, WALES, 1939-12. FOUR OF THE ORIGINAL AIRCRAFT CAPTAINS OF NO. 10 SQUADRON RAAF PREPARING TO TAKE OFF IN A SUNDERLAND FLYING BOAT. THEY ARE: LEFT TO RIGHT, FLIGHT LIEUTENANT W.H. GARING; FLYING OFFICER I.S. PODGER; FLIGHT LIEUTENANTS W.N. GIBSON AND C.W. PEARCE. MEMBERS OF THE GROUND CREW ARE STANDING ON THE STARBOARD WING WHILE ONE REMOVES THE COVER FROM THE STARBOARD OUTER ENGINE.