MEA0812 Accession Number: MEA0812

Description

Foggia, Italy. c. September 1943. Pilots of No. 3 (Kittyhawk) Squadron RAAF relax in their mess at an advanced airfield. Left to right: 408752 Flying Officer Neil "Dingle" McKernan of Vic; 403233 Warrant Officer (WO) Dick Wheeler of Epping, NSW; 116357 WO Rex Laver of Gogano, Qld, and 400040 Flight Sergeant Neil Funston of Skipton, Vic.

Details

Accession Number
MEA0812
Photographer
Flying Officer Laurence Craddock Le Guay
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
c September 1943
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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