P02018.129 Accession Number: P02018.129

Description

Informal group portrait of RAAF airmen of No. 75 Squadron sitting on top of a dugout awaiting an action against the Japanese. Identified, left to right: 404103 Flight Officer (FO) Richard (Dick) Tweedy Holt; 404355 FO Roy Gordon Riddel (Hotshot); 403049 FO Keith Munro Gamble; FO Max Johnston (Hawkeye); 404087 FO Raife James Cowan; 402963 Pilot Officer (PO) Stuart (Stu or Stewy) Munro; 033077 FO George (Hugh) Hubert Newborne Shiells (Digger). Later that month, on 27 August 1942, PO Munro, aged 21, was killed in flying battle over New Guinea.

Details

Accession Number
P02018.129
Photographer
RAAF Official photograph
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film copy negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
August 1942
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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