ENGLAND, 1944. IN 1944, SIX SUNDERLAND FLYING BOATS WERE BROUGHT FROM THE UK TO AUSTRALIA BY SIX ...

Place Europe: United Kingdom, England
Accession Number P00921.004
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

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Description

ENGLAND, 1944. IN 1944, SIX SUNDERLAND FLYING BOATS WERE BROUGHT FROM THE UK TO AUSTRALIA BY SIX CREWS OF RAAF PERSONNEL. THEY WERE FLOWN IN THREE DETAILS OF TWO AIRCRAFT EACH. PICTURED IS THE CREW OF ONE OF THE AIRCRAFT (NO: ML733) IN THE THIRD DETAIL, WHICH LEFT ENGLAND ON 1944-03-01. FROM LEFT, BACK ROW: SERGEANT GEORGE HOWARD; FLIGHT SERGEANT JACK CURETON; WARRANT OFFICER NOEL PRICE. FRONT ROW: FLIGHT LIEUTENANT JOCK ROLLAND; FLT LT DUDLEY MARROWS DSO, DFC; FLT LT ALAN WILLIAMS DFC. (DONOR: D MARROWS)