MEA1497 Accession Number: MEA1497

Description

Italy. c. 1944. Informal portrait of Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) B. Peters of Eglington, Vic, of No. 450 (Kittyhawk) Squadron RAAF Flt Sgt B. Peters, and fellow pilot Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) N. Ahern, while out on a patrol encountered a formation of Focke Wulfe 190s (FWs). Flt Sgt Peters blew one of the enemy aircraft to pieces in the air and Flt Lt Ahern inflicted damage to several other FWs.

Details

Accession Number
MEA1497
Photographer
Flying Officer Laurence Craddock Le Guay
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
c 1944
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession MEA1497

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