The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
TWO CREW MEMBERS SERGEANT W. SINCLAIR, RAF AND 402594 FLYING OFFICER E. H. GIERSCH, HENTY, NSW (RIGHT), TEST OXYGEN MASKS IN THE CREW ROOM OF NO. 463 (LANCASTER) SQUADRON RAAF OF BOMBER COMMAND, BEFORE TAKE OFF.
Crew of "Whoa Bessie", a Lancaster Bomber Aircraft of No. 463 Squadron RAAF of Bomber Command, before taking off on a raid. Left to right: 420610 Flying Officer (FO) R. W. Board of Rose Bay, NSW; 4209
Waddington, England. 1944-04-18. Interrogation of a Lancaster crew of No. 463 Squadron RAAF sitting around the table after their return from a raid over enemy territory. Left to right: 410061 Flight S
FINAL STAGES OF AN OPERATIONAL BRIEFING AT NO. 463 (LANCASTER) SQUADRON RAAF OF BOMBER COMMAND, AS THE CREW OF "WHOA BESSIE" WAITS UNTIL THE NAVIGATOR COMPLETES THE FLIGHT PLAN. THE WHISTLES ATTACHED
Crew of 'Whoa Bessie' a Lancaster Bomber of No 463 Squadron RAAF of Bomber Command, return from a raid over Germany. Members of this crew, comprising six Australians and an Englishman, also took part
Crew of 'Whoa Bessie' a Lancaster Bomber of No 463 Squadron RAAF of Bomber Command, return from a raid over Germany. Members of this crew, comprising six Australians and an Englishman, also took part
FLYING OFFICER E. H. GIERSCH, HENTY, NSW, AN EXPERIENCED AIR GUNNER, IS IN A FOUR-GUN (.303-INCH) NASH AND THOMPSON HYDRAULICALLY-OPERATED REAR TURRET OF THE LANCASTER BOMBER AIRCRAFT, WHOA BESSIE, OF
