| Accession Number | EA0049 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film original negative 3x4" safety base |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Richmond |
| Date made | 6 August 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Paratroop trainees relaxing while waiting to board the aircraft to carry out a descent at RAAF ...
Description
Paratroop trainees relaxing while waiting to board the aircraft to carry out a descent at RAAF Paratroop Training Unit. In the background is the Douglas C-47b Dakota aircraft from which they will jump. Identified left to right - front: NX134075 Sergeant Austin Jeffery Maloney, instructor/jumpmaster of Lawrence, NSW; VX81229 Bombardier L A Bockman of Albury, NSW; NX95846 Private F C Baxter of Randwick, NSW; NX112026 Lieutenant L E Currell of Petersham, NSW (with moustache). Back row: SX22992 Private R M Pellisier of Port Augusta, SA; WX42010 Private Norman Bainbridge-Fuller of Perth, WA; VX141490 Private William Howard Gill of Monash, SA; SX23267 Signalman R B Virgin of Bruce, SA; WX28279 Corporal W H Saunders of Narrogin, WA; VX61281 Lieutenant A B Johnstone of Ouyen, Vic; NX35887 Lieutenant Walter William Spring of Bribbaree, NSW.