SUK10143 Accession Number: SUK10143

Description

Yorkshire, England. C. 1942-02. Group portrait of the crew of Wellington aircraft "X for X-Ray" of No. 458 Squadron RAAF at an RAF station, Holme-on-Spalding Moor. Left to right: Pilot Officer (PO) W. Gengos, second pilot; 400354 Sergeant (Sgt) A. L. Opas, wireless operator; 402596 Sgt M. D. Hart, wireless operator; PO R. B. Harris, RAF (regarded as one of the best navigators in the Squadron); 406326 Sgt A. R. Downe, rear gunner; 402425 Sgt (later Flight Sergeant) David Maitland Watts, captain, (lost on operations over the Middle East on 12 August 1942).

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Accession Number
SUK10143
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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