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St Catherines, Corsica, France. August 1944. Between operations from their base in Corsica, pilots of No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF, take time out to relax on the beach. Left to right: 417241 Warrant Officer R. F. Sheppard of Adelaide, SA; 407959 Flight Lieutenant R. H. Sutton of Portland, Vic, and 406266 Flying Officer R. J. Mercer of East Guildford, WA.
St Catherines, Corsica, France. July 1944. Informal portrait of 417241 Flight Sergeant R. F. Sheppard of Adelaide, SA, a member of No. 451 Squadron RAAF operating from a base in Corsica. Note the Supe
St Catherines, Corsica, France. August 1944. 407959 Flight Lieutenant R. H. Sutton of Portland, Vic, Flight Commander with No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF, sews a button on his shirt after a swim in
Poretta, Corsica, France. April 1944. 417241 Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) R. F. Sheppard of Adelaide, SA, an aircrew member of No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF, now operating from Poretta, makes use of a
Serragia, Corsica, France. June 1944. Informal portrait of 402938 Flying Officer (FO) G. R. Jones of Leeton, NSW (left), and 406266 FO R. J. Mercer of East Guildford, WA, who between them destroyed a
Cuers, France. October 1944. Informal portrait of 417241 Flying Officer R. Sheppard of Adelaide, SA, and 425789 Flight Sergeant J. F. Vitner of Applethorpe, Qld, both members of No. 451 (Spitfire) Squ
St Catherines, Corsica, France. c. July 1944. Pilots of No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF operating from Corsica take some time off to gather a bucketful of blackberries. Left to right: 402523 Flight L
