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ORKNEYS, SCOTLAND. 1943-10-17. LEFT TO RIGHT: 405473 FLIGHT LIEUTENANT (FLT LT) E. A. R. ESAU, BRISBANE, QLD, "B" FLIGHT COMMANDER; 404795 SQUADRON LEADER D. G. ANDREWS DFC, SOUTHPORT, QLD, COMMANDING OFFICER; 405117 FLT LT R. H. S. EWINS, BALLARAT, VIC, "A" FLIGHT COMMANDER, OF NO. 453 (SPITFIRE) SQUADRON RAAF, SHORTLY AFTER THE SQUADRON'S MOVE TO RAF STATION SKAEBRAE.
SUSSEX, ENGLAND. 1944-05-02. 404795 SQUADRON LEADER (SQN LDR) D. G. ANDREWS DFC, SOUTHPORT, QLD (RIGHT), SAYING GOODBYE TO 405473 FLIGHT LIEUTENANT (FLT LT) E. A. R. ESAU, BRISBANE, QLD. SQN LDR ANDRE
ORKNEYS, SCOTLAND. 1943-10-20. 405117 FLIGHT LIEUTENANT R. EWINS, BALLARAT, VIC, WHO, BY SHOOTING DOWN ONE AIRCRAFT, BROUGHT THE SQUADRON'S TOTAL OF ENEMY AIRCRAFT DESTROYED UP TO FIVE OUT OF THE EIGH
ORKNEYS, SCOTLAND. 1943-10-17. SURROUNDED BY A GROUP OF PILOTS, WING COMMANDER BARTON DFC AND BAR, COMMANDING OFFICER, RAF STATION SKEABRAE IN THE ORKNEYS (RIGHT FOREGROUND), TO WHICH NO. 453 (SPITFIR
The Commanding Officer, 404795 Squadron Leader Donald George Andrews DFC of Southport, Qld, is first to land in his Spitfire aircraft, code named DB-B, serial no. 878 (AA878), when No. 453 Squadron RA
CORNWALL, ENGLAND. 1943-10-14. A FIGHTER PILOT OF SPITFIRE NO. 453 SQUADRON RAAF, AT RAF STATION PERRANPORTH, IS MET ON RETURN FROM PATROL BY HIS FORMER COMMANDING OFFICER PRIOR TO MOVING HUNDREDS OF
Members of Spitfire No. 453 Squadron RAAF at RAF station Skaebrae in the Orkneys, discuss their trip on arrival at their new location. Left to right: 412624 Flying Officer (FO, later Flight Lieutenant
