Pilot Mark John Whitby RAAF
Photograph UK2658 Second World War, 1939-1945Informal portrait of 413056 Pilot Officer Mark John Whitby RAAF, of Cowra, NSW, awaiting briefing whilst serving with No. 137 Squadron RAF.
[Australians serving with No. 137 Squadron RAF] (C/B 326) Accession Number: F02570
Description
Opening scene of a rocket-armed Hawker Typhoon fighter bomber of No 137 Squadron RAF (code SF-M) taxiing on an unidentified airfield. Typhoon parks and Australian pilot climbs out of the aircraft and moves toward the camera. Study of the pilot. Scene changes to RAF armourers assembling tail fins and warheads of rocket projectiles. RAF sergeant lectures pilots on the rocket warheads.
Pilot is believed to be 413056 Pilot Officer Mark John Whitby DFC, of Cowra, NSW. Whitby was posted to 137 Squadron in May 1944, his log book records him flying Typhoon SF-M on numerous occasions in February 1945.
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Accession Number
F02570
Production Company
RAF Film Unit
Classification
Film
Object Type
To be confirmed
Physical Description
Base: acetate
Colour: b&w
Film type: PDN
Format: 35mm
Sound: silent
Colour: b&w
Film type: PDN
Format: 35mm
Sound: silent
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Footage
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Footage
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Date Made
c 1944-1945
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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