MEA1204
Photograph MEA1204 Second World War, 1939-1945El Daba, Egypt. c. December 1943. Informal portrait of 402365 Squadron Leader Ed E. Kirkham MID, Commanding Officer of No. 451 Squadron RAAF, with his Supermarine Spitfire aircraft.
MEA1864 Accession Number: MEA1864
Description
Informal portrait of three RAAF Squadron Leaders. Once together as pilots in No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF in the Middle East, they were all subsequently given command of squadrons themselves. Left to right: 402365 Squadron Leader (Sqn Ldr) E. Ed Kirkham MID; 402356 Sqn Ldr Ray T. Hudson DFC MID, who has just relinquished command No. 450 (Kittyhawk) Squadron RAAF in Italy, and 402781 Sqn Ldr Lance Neville Ahern DSO DFC.
Details
Accession Number
MEA1864
Photographer
Flying Officer Laurence Craddock Le Guay
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
June 1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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