065343 Accession Number: 065343

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A DH84 air ambulance of the second Air Ambulance Unit about to take off for a southern base hospital with its load of stretcher cases. Shown are: 408882 Flight Sergeant (later Warrant Officer [WO]) Francis Edward Smallhorn, pilot, No. 2 Australian Air Ambulance Unit (1): 266409 Flight Lieutenant Ian Craig Morrison, Medical Officer, RAAF No. 5 Squadron (2): 135737 Leading Aircraftman Robert Howard Cook (4). WO Smallhorn was accidentally killed at Port Stephens, NSW while on a flight with 5 Operational Training Unit at Williamtown, NSW.

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Accession Number
065343
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
19 March 1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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