| Accession Number | P03901.004 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Place made | New Guinea1: Papua New Guinea, Papua, Milne Bay, Turnbull Airstrip (Milne Bay) |
| Date made | early 1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
A group portrait of the officers of 6 Squadron, RAAF posed in front of a Lockheed Hudson. Left to ...
Description
A group portrait of the officers of 6 Squadron, RAAF posed in front of a Lockheed Hudson. Left to right, back row: 406752 Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) Keith Craig; 410211 Flt Lt Harold Box; Flying Officer (FO) John Kelly (the Squadron's radar engineer officer); 410238 Flt Lt William (Bill) Jamison; 420246 Flt Lt Earnest 'Bill' McOmish; 409907 Flt Lt Frank Denton; Bert Ellis; 407492 Flt Lt Eric Cowled; 405067 Flt Lt John'Stan' Childs; Rayce Stuart; Bill Thomson. Middle row: 403630 Flt Lt Jack Blades; Jerry Manogue; FO William A. Green; Ken Anderson; 265376 Flt Lt Bert Button; 407419 Flt Lt William (Bill) Francis; 411048 Flt Lt Don Pettigrew; 405095 Flt Lt Roy Richards; 401548 Flt Lt Clarence Taafe; FO George Allen (the Squadron's engineer officer); 403901 Flt Lt Thomas Burnett; 405231 Flt Lt Paul Massey; 256197 Flying Officer Victor Ransome; Max Clarke; John Taylor. Front row: 403949 Flt Lt Edward 'Clive' Onley; Andrew Egan; 401946 Flt Lt Frank Groube; 415152 Flt Lt Ray Kelly; 264978 Flt Lt John ‘Bill’ Pacey; 262275 Flt Lt Richard 'Geoff' Withy; Dick Martin; Don Buckley; Squadron Leader (Sqn Ldr) 'Mac' McKenzie; 260173 Wing Commander William (Bill) Leer; Ivor Roberts; 400884 Sqn Ldr Ronald Umphelby; 253179 Sqn Ldr Thomas Capell (the Squadron Medical Officer, holding Toots the cat); 411388 Flt Lt John Rothery; 411199 Flt Lt Ronald Shore; 273859 Flt Lt Edwin (Ted) Hockings; 408797 Flt Lt Alan Clugston; 401849 Flt Lt Eric Moodie and 403625 Flt Lt Eric Rutherford. Absent from this photo, but present with the Squadron were: 404825 Flt Lt William Gillman; 011345 Flt Lt Roy Carlin; Wally Gardiner; 403747 Flt Lt Rolf Klabe; 411844 Flt Lt Owen Sands; 402765 Flt Lt Alan Somerville and 411756 Flt Lt William De Salis.