| Place | Europe: United Kingdom, Scotland, Drem |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | SUK10239 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Place made | United Kingdom: Scotland |
| Date made | c June 1942 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Group portrait of pilots of No. 453 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF, based at an RAF Station at Drem. ...
Description
Group portrait of pilots of No. 453 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF, based at an RAF Station at Drem. Left to right: Squadron Leader Morello, RAF Commanding Officer; 403046 Sergeant (Sgt, later Flight Lieutenant [Flt Lt]) Ronald Clyde Ford; 416291 Sgt David Hayward Steele; 403763 Sgt (later Flying Officer [FO]) Harold Mason Parker (lost on operations over the English Channel on 8 October 1943); 405111 Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt, later Wing Commander) John Richard Ratten (died of illness in the United Kingdom on 27 February 1945); 401666 Pilot Officer (PO, later Flt Lt) Daniel Joseph Reid, Distinguished Flying Cross; 403278 Sgt, later PO Bennett Thomas Nossiter (lost on operations off the United Kingdom on 11 October 1942); FO Soliecki; 408172 PO, later Flt Lt Richard Joseph Darcey (accidentally killed over Manus Island on 6 October 1944).