Two pilots from 78 Fighter Wing RAAF pictured with two New Zealand pilots at the RAF station in ...

Accession Number MALTA0420
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Film original negative 3x4" safety base
Maker Sebastian, Jeffrey Graham (Jerry)
Place made Cyprus: Nicosia
Date made January 1953-February 1953
Conflict Period 1950-1959
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Two pilots from 78 Fighter Wing RAAF pictured with two New Zealand pilots at the RAF station in Cyprus. The Wing was spending five weeks in Cyprus for armament training. Identified left to right: Flight Lieutenant Geoff Thornton DFM, AFM of Mildura, Vic; Flying Officer (FO) Pat McFarland of Auckland, New Zealand; FO Les Reading DFC of Cunderdin, WA; and FO Mike Palmer of Auckland, New Zealand.

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