Accession Number | MALTA0242 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Film original negative 3x4" safety base |
Maker |
Sebastian, Jeffrey Graham (Jerry) |
Place made | Malta: Hal Far |
Date made | August 1952-June 1953 |
Conflict |
Period 1950-1959 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Pioneer aviator James Allan 'Jimmy' Mollison raises his glass to members of 78 Fighter Wing RAAF ...
Description
Pioneer aviator James Allan 'Jimmy' Mollison raises his glass to members of 78 Fighter Wing RAAF in the Sergeants' Mess at their base in Malta during a visit to the island. Among other achievements, Mollison flew from Wyndham, WA to England in a record time of 8 days, 19 hours and 25 minutes in 1931. He was the first to make a solo Atlantic flight westward in 1932; and in 1933 he was the first to fly from England to South America. Identified left to right: Flight Sergeant Cecil Sly DFM of Brisbane, Qld; Sergeant (Sgt) Jack Lovell of Adelaide, SA; Wing Commander Brian Eaton DSO, DFC; Sgt Vern Pennefather of Launceston, Tas; Sgt John 'Jake' Jacobs of Warwick, Qld; Mr Mollison; and Sgt Barry Weymouth of Footscray, Vic.