MEB0296 Accession Number: MEB0296

Description

Rome, Italy. 13 April 1945. After having completed their tour of operations with No. 3 (Mustang) Squadron RAAF based at Cervia, these pilots enjoyed a well earned spell, where they saw the sights of the Eternal City. RAAF airmen in front of one of the many famous statue-fountains that surround the city with some of their New Zealand (Kiwi) friends are, left to right: 421592 Warrant Officer (WO) S. J. Haggarty of Waverley, NSW; 421078 WO E. J. Power of Leeton, NSW; 415712 WO J. A. Woods of Kalgoorlie, WA; 421525 WO John Turkington of Double Bay, NSW; 422266 Pilot Officer P. J. Fay of Northwood, NSW.

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Accession Number
MEB0296
Photographer
Flying Officer Laurence Craddock Le Guay
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Date Made
13 April 1945
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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