OG2151 Accession Number: OG2151

Description

Three Western Australian members of a crew of No. 31 (Beaufighter) Squadron RAAF detect a smile on the face of the tiger insigna on an aircraft after it has returned from a mission over enemy territory. Left to right; 406722 Flight Lieutenant Robert Bennet Lasscock, Subiaco, pilot; 436340 Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) John Sydney White, Perth, navigator; 427717 Flt Sgt William Roderick Mcguigan, Carnarvon, pilot. Flt Sgt Mcguigan was lost on operation over the Celebes, Netherland East Indies on 19 June 1945

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Accession Number
OG2151
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
27 January 1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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