Watton, England. An outdoors group portrait of participants in RAF 21 Course at 17 Advanced ...

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Accession Number P00903.003
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Film copy negative
Maker Unknown
Place made United Kingdom: England, Norfolk
Date made 1942
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Watton, England. An outdoors group portrait of participants in RAF 21 Course at 17 Advanced Flying Unit (17 AFU). Identified: Back row: Unidentified RAF Volunteer Reserve (VR); unidentified RAF VR; unidentified RAF (VR); Sergeant 'Killer' Caldwell RCAF; Sergeant Dave Seton, RCAF; Pilot Officer Koenan RAF; unidentified RAF VR. Middle row: RAAF Pilot Officers J Maxwell, A L Marshall, J Hutchinson, R. Mckenzie, J C Low, D M Gow, Ern Dunkley, G A L Evatt, E C Hey. All other men unidentified RAF VR. Note Sgt 'Killer' Caldwell is a member of the Royal Canadian Air Force, not Wing Commander Clive Caldwell; because he shared the same surname, the same nickname was given to Sgt Caldwell RCAF.