Description
Probably Cairns, Qld. 1944-01-12. Group portrait of the crew of the Catalina flying boat aircraft of No. 43 Squadron RAAF, which survived a hit by anti-aircraft fire during a night bombing raid on Kavieng (New Ireland) and reached safety after a desperate eleven hour struggle on one engine after dumping fuel and guns. Front, left to right: Sergeant (Sgt) D. Salis of Willoughby, NSW, engineer; Sgt T. A. Carman of Millswood, SA, engineer; Flight Lieutenant R. N. D. Miller of Toorak, Vic, captain; Flying Officer (FO) W. R. Clark of Unley Park, SA, second pilot; Sgt L. R. Field of Forrest Garden, SA, fitter and air gunner; FO W. R. Jeffrey of Charlton, Vic, observer. Rear, left to right: Flight Sergeant (F Sgt) A. J. Blank of Rockhampton, Qld, wireless air gunner (WAG); Sgt H. Watson of North Geelong, Vic, armourer; F Sgt A. J. Dillon of Castle Hill, NSW, WAG; FO K. S. Chapman of Singleton, NSW, second pilot.
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Physical Description
Format: 3x4"
Support: Acetate
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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