MEA1307 Accession Number: MEA1307

Description

Portrait of Pilot Officer G. M. (Garry) Blumer of Griffith, NSW, a member of the Desert Harassers No. 450 (Kittyhawk) Squadron RAAF, a Fighter Bomber squadron, operating in Italy. He was forced to land in snow behind enemy lines, and returned to the squadron ten days later after a series of events. Note the clothes he is wearing, which were given to him by an Italian peasant to aid his escape.

Details

Accession Number
MEA1307
Photographer
Flying Officer Laurence Craddock Le Guay
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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