Official photograph of German U-Boat sinking by the Sunderland aircraft D Dog of 461 Squadron, ...

Accession Number P03879.002
Collection type Photograph
Object type Print
Place made At sea
Date made 28 January 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

Official photograph of German U-Boat sinking by the Sunderland aircraft D Dog of 461 Squadron, RAAF, in the Atlantic. Survivors and wreckage floating after the sinking in heavy sea. Members of the crew responsible for the sinking of the German U-Boat are: Flying Officer (FO) H D 'Robbie' Roberts of Galway Gardens, SA; Flight Lieutenant C D Bremner of Burwood, Vic, navigator; Flight Lieutenant Ron D Lucas of Bondi, NSW, captain; Flying Officer R H Prentice of Cremorne, NSW; Warrant Officer Class 2 G H 'Joe' Simmonds of Grimsby Lin, RAF; Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) S T Burnett of Lower Ferntree Gully, Vic; Sergeant (Sgt) D Musson of Derby, RAF; Sgt D McWalker of South Shields, RAF; Flt Sgt W J Darcey of Leederville, WA; Flt Sgt Jack 'Canada' Randall, Air Gunner; and Smith.

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