A Sunderland Crew Comes Ashore at Pembroke Dock Accession Number: ART26275

Description

Group portrait of the crew of Short Sunderland flying boat, 461 Squadron, RAAF at Pembroke Dock, Wales. Seen as crew come up the steps are: Fredrick (Derry) Syme (pilot), Ronald Warfield (navigator), Ron Tyson (gunner), Eric Genders (gunner) and Charlie Martin (third pilot), 'Spud' Murphy (wireless operator/air gunner), Bob Mead (wireless operator/gunner), Merv Pike (second pilot), Jock Beattie (RAF, first engineer), 'Curly' Rowland (RAF, second engineer) and John Bishop (RAF, wireless operator/gunner). The last three were RAF, the others RAAF. Sunderland flying boats, part of tender from which crew is landing.

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Accession Number
ART26275
Artist
Stella Bowen
Classification
Art
Object Type
Painting
Physical Description
Medium: oil on canvas
Measurement
Framed: 100.7 cm x 88.3 cm x 7.5 cm
Unframed: 76.8 cm x 63.8 cm x 2 cm
Medium
oil on canvas
Date Made
1945
Place Made
London
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired under official war art scheme 1945
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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