P04772.004 Accession Number: P04772.004

Description

Informal group portrait of flight crew of 53 Squadron, RAF Coastal Command. Identified, left to right: Dick Thornhill, RAF, English (pilot); O13705 (404916) Warrant Officer Murray Arthur May, RAAF, Australian (Wallace air gunner or Wireless Operator/Air Gunner (WOP/AG)); Jack Diamond, RAF, English (WOP/AG) and Dave Moran, Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), Canadian (navigator). The crew were shot down at sea just off the Frisian Islands in April 1942. They all survived and became prisoners of war at Stalag Luft 111.

Details

Accession Number
P04772.004
Maker
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Support: Polyester
Format: 4x5"
Brand: Ilford – FP4
Date Made
April 1942
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor M May
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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