| Accession Number | P03470.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c 1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Portrait of 408278 Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) William Arthur Mathias Davis RAAF, a pilot of 218 ...
Description
Portrait of 408278 Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) William Arthur Mathias Davis RAAF, a pilot of 218 Squadron RAF, of Launceston, Tas. Flt Sgt Davis was killed on 30 May 1943, along with all the crew, when the Stirling aircraft he was flying was shot down over the village of Schaffen Diest in Belgium by Lt Heinz-Wolfgang Schnauffer and his crew of one flying a Messerschmitt BF110 Night Fighter.