| Accession Number | P03379.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England, Yorkshire |
| Date made | c 1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Group portrait of seven crew members of 51 Squadron, RAF. 51 Squadron was composed of men from ...
Description
Group portrait of seven crew members of 51 Squadron, RAF. 51 Squadron was composed of men from Australia, New Zealand, Canada and England. Identified, left to right, back row: Englishman 1602239 Sergeant (Sgt) Anthony Henry John (Tony) Goddard, Navigator; Englishman 1199242 Sgt F A Withers, Air Gunner; New Zealander ANZ477233 Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) E G Silcock, Bomb Aimer; Australian 424776 FSgt Keith Austin Mashman, Wireless Operator. Front row: Scotsman Sgt E Curr, Engineer; Australian 428265 Pilot Officer C W Simpson, Pilot; Englishman 752346 Sgt K Sharp, Air Gunner. On the night of 4 November 1944, after the crew's first operation over Germany, their Halifax aircraft was hit and Flt Sgt Mashman was killed in action and Sgt Goddard was wounded, dying the next day. Both are buried in the Lille Southern Cemetery in Nord, France.