| Accession Number | P03733.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Colour - Print hand coloured black & white |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | 1939-1944 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Informal portrait of 424303 Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) Oscar Patrick McFadden, No 166 Squadron ...
Description
Informal portrait of 424303 Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) Oscar Patrick McFadden, No 166 Squadron RAF, of Coolamon, NSW. Flt Sgt McFadden initially enlisted with the rank of Gunner N229147 with 9th Australian Field Regiment on 20 January 1942 at Kingsford, NSW. He was discharged on 14 August 1942, then enlisted in the RAAF on 17 August 1942, a few days short of his 19th birthday. He was killed whilst on operations over North-West Europe on 28 May 1944.