UK0674 Accession Number: UK0674

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LONDON, ENGLAND. 1943-09-30. PORTRAIT OF 419018 PILOT OFFICER R. C. DUNSTAN, FRANKSTON, VIC, AT RAAF OVERSEAS HQ, WHO LOST A LEG WHILE SERVING WITH THE AIF IN NORTH AFRICA. FOLLOWING RECUPERATION AND DISCHARGE FROM THE ARMY, HE JOINED THE RAAF AND HAS BEEN AWARDED THE DSO FOR HIS EFFORTS AS A TAIL-GUNNER IN A LANCASTER AIRCRAFT OF NO. 460 SQUADRON RAAF. (IDENTICAL TO UK00768).

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Accession Number
UK0674
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
3
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Copyright expired - public domain

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