P04075.001 Accession Number: P04075.001

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Informal portrait of 428310 Flying Officer (FO) Stanley John Stephen Harrison RAAF, attached to No 156 Pathfinder Squadron RAF at Upwood, England, in the cockpit of a Lancaster bomber. FO Harrison enlisted in Melbourne, Vic, on 10 October 1942 and completed his initial flight training in Australia before embarking for England in September 1943. He undertook further training at Binbrook and joined No 460 Squadron at Upwood, England, on 1 January 1945. He transferred to No 156 Pathfinder Squadron RAF in April 1945 and as a Lancaster pilot carried out bombing raids over Germany. He embarked for the return journey to Australia in September 1945 and was discharged on 14 November 1945.

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Accession Number
P04075.001
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: colour
Format: 4x5"
Support: Polyester
Date Made
1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor S Harrison
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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