MEA1944 Accession Number: MEA1944

Description

Corsica, France. July 1944. Informal portrait of 402523 Squadron Leader D. H. McBurnie DFC DFM, of Quirindi, NSW, who has been appointed Commanding Officer of No. 238 Squadron RAF in Corsica. He has five and a half enemy fighters to his credit, destroyed during his first tour of operations with the Desert Harassers No. 450 (Kittyhawk) Squadron RAAF in the Western Desert.

Details

Accession Number
MEA1944
Photographer
Flying Officer Laurence Craddock Le Guay
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
c July 1944
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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