Navigator in Catalina (Flying Officer William Lynch)
Art ART23166 Second World War, 1939-1945Depicts 410994 Flying William Eric Lynch in the navigator's compartment of the Catalina flying boat from the Royal Australian Air Force, No 205 Squadron.
Co-pilot of Catalina (Warrant Officer Charles Thoday) Accession Number: ART23167
Description
Depicts 410179 Warrant Officer Charles J Thoday, RAAF, co-pilot of a Catalina flying boat of the Royal Australian Air Force, No 205 Squadron. With one hand on the pitch control, Thoday's intense gaze into the sky suggests an ascending angle of attack. Thoday trained in the Empire Air Training Scheme in Canada and was posted to the 205 Squadron in June 1944. He was born in 1922 in East Brighton, Victoria. He is depicted here with one hand holding the wheel attached to the yoke or joystick, positioned for climbing. While his left hand is raised to adjust the pitch control which sets the pitch of the aircrews. It is a tight area in which he sits.
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Accession Number
ART23167
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Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: coloured crayons heightened with white, with coloured washes and charcoal on paper
Measurement
Overall: 50.2 cm x 32.4 cm
Medium
coloured crayons heightened with white, with coloured washes and charcoal on paper
Date Made
March 1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
acquired under Official War Art scheme 1945
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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