| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P00887.001 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Place made | Australia: Queensland, North Queensland, Townsville |
| Date made | December 1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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TOWNSVILLE, QLD, 1943-12. GROUP PORTRAIT OF ORIGINAL OFFICERS AND AIR CREW PERSONNEL OF NO. 80 ...
Description
TOWNSVILLE, QLD, 1943-12. GROUP PORTRAIT OF ORIGINAL OFFICERS AND AIR CREW PERSONNEL OF NO. 80 (KITTYHAWK) SQUADRON RAAF, AT AITKENVALE AIRSTRIP. LEFT TO RIGHT: BACK ROW: FLYING OFFICER RALPH KNIGHT; JOHNNY SMILES; FLIGHT SERGEANT NOEL KNIGHT; F/O "SLIM" CAHILL; FLT. LIEUTENANT PETE MASTERS; F/O "HAWKEYE" JOHNSTON; SERGEANT PETE PARKINSON; PILOT OFFICER "FRANCO" WATTS; SGT LYALL HOLTKAMP; SGT "BLUE" DENGATE. SECOND ROW: F/O DON BURSTON; FLT SGT DON WALLACE; FLT SGT CHARLIE WALLACE; SGT DOUG HURST; FLT SGT TOM GRIFFITHS; FLT LT WILBUR GATES (ADJUTANT); SQUADRON LEADER GLEN COOPER (C0); FLT LT LAURIE BROWN; FLT LT JOHN OLLIVIER; P/O REG BARLOW; FLT SGT JIM BAKER. THIRD ROW: F/O JACK MAY; F/O GEORGE HERRING; FLT SGT MAX "HOT" DOIG; FLT SGT LADDY HINDLEY; PILOT OFFICER GEORGE DOWNING; SGT JUSTIN MILLER; FLT SGT ERIC ROBINSON; FLT LT "HONEY" FAINE; FLT LT PAT GLEESON. FRONT ROW: F/O NORM BARTLETT (INTELLIGENCE OFFICER); P/O JOHN ROSE; F/O ARTHUR NELSON (LATER BEHEADED BY THE JAPANESE); P/O LYN REGAN; FLT SGT KEN O'GOWER; FLT SGT LEITH MUDGE; P/O KEN "BUB" GOLDRING; FLT LT GEORGE "DOC" CRANSWICK (MEDICAL OFFICER); FLT SGT DOUG CRAIG. LENT BY J. SMILES