Group portrait of officers who took part in an armament camp held for 78 Fighter Wing RAAF at the ...

Accession Number MALTA0467
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Film original negative 3x4" safety base
Maker Sebastian, Jeffrey Graham (Jerry)
Place made Cyprus: Nicosia
Date made c February 1953
Conflict Period 1950-1959
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Group portrait of officers who took part in an armament camp held for 78 Fighter Wing RAAF at the RAF Station in Cyprus. Identified left to right - back row: Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) Jack Cannon of Malvern, Vic; Flight Sergeant Cecil Sly DFM of Brisbane, Qld; Flt Lt W E Downey of Casterton, Vic; Pilot Officer (PO) Reg Jones of North Sydney, NSW; Flying Officer (FO) Lyall R Klaffer of Adelaide, SA; Sergeant John 'Jake' Jacobs of Warwick, Qld; Sgt Vern Pennefather of Launceston, Tas; FO Les Reading DFC of Perth, WA; PO Keith Meggs DFM of Preston, Vic; Sgt Wally Quinton, RAF. Front row: Flt Lt Geoff Thornton DFM, AFM of Mildura, Vic; Flt Lt Bill Horsman DFC of Strathfield, NSW; Squadron Leader (Sqn Ldr) John Kane of Marrickville, NSW; Sqn Ldr Ken Andrews of Bronte, NSW; Group Captain (Gp Capt) Brian Eaton DSO and bar, DFC of Canterbury, Vic; Wing Commander R Witworth, RAF; Gp Capt Bill Garing CBE, DFC of Corryong, Vic; Sqn Ldr Harry Pears, RAF; Flt Lt Stuart 'Brick' Bradford DFC of Mosman, NSW; Flt Lt Tony Glowacki DFC, DFM; and Major Gordon Hasler, Army Liaison Officer.

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