| Accession Number | P03621.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass copy negative |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c 1944 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Photomontage of the portraits of the seven crew members from the Lancaster bomber D for Dog, ...
Description
Photomontage of the portraits of the seven crew members from the Lancaster bomber D for Dog, which went missing from a raid on Berlin, 3 January 1944. The five Australians shown were attached to 463 Squadron RAAF. Identified left to right (top row): Flying Officer (FO) John Watson Gage, navigator, from Peterborough, England; Sergeant Albert E Cowell, flight engineer, from London, England. Second row: 417839 Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) Colin Hemingway, air gunner, from Hilton, SA; 410621 Pilot Officer (PO) Jack Weatherill, pilot, from Coburg, Vic; 408054 PO Peter Louis Symonds from Hampton, Vic. Bottom row: 426401 Flt Sgt William Donald Toohey, air gunner, from Windsor, Qld; 423290 Flt Sgt Francis Noel Looney from Maroubra, NSW.