NEA0574 Accession Number: NEA0574

Description

Cairns, Qld. 1944-09-25. Portrait of 266505 Flight Lieutenant T. G. Britton of Ariah Park, NSW, adjutant of No. 41 (Transport Sea) Squadron RAAF which operates Martin PBM Mariner flying boats on transport duties between Australia and Dutch New Guinea bases. He is a member of the "Roo Club", having made a life saving descent with an Australian-made parachute. He was the sole survivor out of four men when two Wirraway aircraft collided near Bankstown, NSW, in 1943.

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Accession Number
NEA0574
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Format: 3x4"
Support: Acetate
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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