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PRESTWICK, SCOTLAND. C. 1944-10. THE AIR OFFICER COMMANDING, RAAF OVERSEAS HEADQUARTERS, AIR VICE MARSHAL H. N. WRIGLEY CBE DFC AFC, BIDS FAREWELL TO THE CAPTAIN OF LANCASTER "G FOR GEORGE" OF NO. 460 SQUADRON RAAF, FLIGHT LIEUTENANT E. A. HUDSON DFC AND BAR, PILOT, AS HE SETS OFF ON THE 1300 MILE FLIGHT TO AUSTRALIA VIA CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES. IT WAS HER NINETY FIRST "SORTIE" FROM BRITAIN. THE OTHER NINETY WERE MADE OVER GERMANY AND ENEMY OCCUPIED TERRITORY WITH SQUADRONS FROM RAF BOMBER COMMAND. "GEORGE" WAS PRESENTED BY THE RAF TO THE AUSTRALIAN WAR MUSEUM, CANBERRA, ACT, IN RECOGNITION OF THE SERVICE SHE AND OTHER HEAVY BOMBERS OF THE RAAF SQUADRONS HAVE PERFORMED IN THE GREAT OFFENSIVE AGAINST THE NAZIS.
PRESTWICK, SCOTLAND. C. 1944-10. AIR VICE MARSHAL H. N. WRIGLEY CBE DFC AFC, AIR OFFICER COMMANDING, RAAF OVERSEAS HEADQUARTERS, BIDDING FAREWELL TO FLIGHT SERGEANT H. TICKLE, ADELAIDE, SA, WHO HAS HA
PRESTWICK, SCOTLAND. C. 1944-10. FLIGHT LIEUTENANT E. A. HUDSON DFC AND BAR, ROCKHAMPTON, QLD, LEFT, CAPTAIN OF THE AIRCRAFT, "GEORGE", RUNNING UP THE MOTORS JUST BEFORE TAKE-OFF ON THE FLIGHT TO AUST
PRESTWICK, SCOTLAND. C. 1944-10. CREW OF VETERAN LANCASTER "G FOR GEORGE" OF NO. 460 SQUADRON RAAF, BEING BRIEFED FOR THE 1300 MILE FLIGHT TO AUSTRALIA VIA CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES. IT WAS HER NIN
PRESTWICK, SCOTLAND. C. 1944-10. WIRELESS OPERATOR, FLYING OFFICER C. H. TINDALE DFM, OF CREMORNE, NSW (LEFT), TUNING WHILE THE NAVIGATOR, FLYING OFFICER W. C. GORDON DFC, OF RALEIGH, NSW, STUDIES HIS
PRESTWICK, SCOTLAND. C. 1944-10. FLIGHT SERGEANT HARRY TICKLE, ADELAIDE, SA, WHO WAS MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES FOR HIS EXCELLENT SERVICE IN CHARGE OF THE MAINTENANCE FLIGHT WHICH CARED FOR THE VETERAN L
Coverage of Avro Lancaster 'G' for George of 460 Sqn RAAF at Prestwick, Scotland before setting off on a 1300 mile flight to Australia via Canada and the United States of America. The film shows the