Portrait of Flight Lieutenant Clive Caldwell RAAF of Sydney, NSW, a member of No. 250 (Tomahawk) ...

Accession Number MED0177
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Film original negative 3x4" safety base
Maker Unknown
Place made North Africa: Libya, Cyrenaica
Date made c. December 1941
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Portrait of Flight Lieutenant Clive Caldwell RAAF of Sydney, NSW, a member of No. 250 (Tomahawk) Squadron RAF. When leading No. 250 Squadron in the area of El Adem on 5 December 1941, Caldwell engaged a formation of forty Junkers Ju-87 Stuka dive bombers and in the ensuing air battle created the magnificent record of shooting down five JU-87 aircraft earning his nickname of 'killer'.