MEB0143 Accession Number: MEB0143

Description

Western Desert, North Africa. c. 1944. The shield of No. 450 (Kittyhawk) Squadron RAAF Desert Harassers Boomerang Club on which a permanent record of pilots who have "walked back" is kept. Names listed: Flying Officer (FO) K. Thomson, December 1941; FO K. R. Sands, December 1941; Sergeant (Sgt) T. E. N. Crouch, 27 February 1942; Sgt R. Shaw, March 1942; Sgt W. J. Halliday, 28 March 1942; FO E. T. Thompson, 7 April 1942; Sgt D. R. Law, 3 April 1942; FO F. E. Parker, 16 May 1942; Sgt I. C. Young, 19 May 1942; Sgt D. H. McBurnie, 30 May 1942; Sgt M. A. Jenkins, 30 May 1942; Sgt W. J. Halliday, 30 May 1942; Sgt G. Lidnsay (?Lindsay), 31 May 1942; Sgt D. R. Law, 31 May 1942; Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) F. W. Best, 12 June 1942; Pilot Officer (PO) J. C. Osborn, 13 June 1942; Sgt G. C. O'Neil, 2 July 1942; Flt Sgt J. S. Phelps, 10 July 1942; Sgt G. Lindsay, 10 July 1942; Sgt R. G. Markle, 21 August 1942; FO H. F. Marting, 23 October 1942; Sgt D. W. F. Borthwick, 9 November 1942; Sgt K. Marrows, 17 November 1942; Sgt G. C. W. O'Neil, 13 January 1943; Sgt L. A. Frost, 14 January 1943; Flt Sgt A. D. Nicholson, 14 January 1943; Sgt R. J. Prowse, 18 January 1943; Sgt A. H. Gregory, 18 January 1943; Flt Sgt A. W. J. Taylor, 19 January 1943; Sgt J. Stoneley, 22 January 1943; Sgt R. Rowe, 23 March 1943; Squadron Leader J. P. Bartle, 24 March 1943; Sgt A. F. W. Day, 24 March 1943; Flt Sgt H. F. Rushton, 20 September 1943; PO G. M. Blumer, 24 February 1944.

Details

Accession Number
MEB0143
Photographer
Flying Officer Laurence Craddock Le Guay
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Date Made
c 1944
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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