Group portrait of a Catalina crew of 11 Squadron RAAF. Identified left to right, back row: 12372 ...

Accession Number P03825.002
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Maker Unknown
Place made Australia: Queensland, North Queensland, Cairns
Date made April 1944
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Group portrait of a Catalina crew of 11 Squadron RAAF. Identified left to right, back row: 12372 Sergeant (Sgt) George Byron Mclean Lucas (died of illness at Concord NSW on 17 July 1945), Rigger and Air Gunner; 13848 Sgt Stanley William Leek, Armourer and Air Gunner; Sgt R Draper, Engineer and Air Gunner; 23912 Sgt Douglas Sykes, Engineer and Air Gunner; 419005 Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) Keith Reginald Paris, Radio Operator and Air Gunner; Flying Officer (FO) K W Towns, Radio Operator and Air Gunner. Front row: FO R Bodie, Observer Navigator; Squadron Leader G W Coventry, Pilot and Commanding Officer; Flight Lieutenant J Le Gay Brereton, 2nd pilot.