Flight Lieutenant Latham Carr Withall Accession Number: ART28487.001

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This portrait of Flight Lieutenant Latham Carr Whithall was made prior to the Second World War at Duxford, Cambridgeshire.

At this time, Flight Lieutenant Whithall was a member of the No 19 Squadron (later also No 152 Squadron, Fighter Command) flying Gloster Gauntlets and Spitfires. Later in 1936, Flight Lieutenant (later Squadron Leader) Lathan Carr Withall, Australian born joined the RAF in 1936. In 1939, an experienced pilot he was posted as a flight commander to another squadron and was subsequently killed in action in 1940 during the Battle of Britain.

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Accession Number
ART28487.001
Artist
James Coward
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: pencil on paper
Measurement
Overall: 22.6 cm x 17.5 cm
Medium
pencil on paper
Date Made
1938
Place Made
Whole/Part
Child
Item Count
1
Credit Line
presented 1982
Copyright
External copyright

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