MEA2025 Accession Number: MEA2025

Description

Northern Italy. c. 1944. Group portrait of a crew of No. 454 Squadron RAAF, standing in front of their Martin Baltimore aircraft after completing a successful close support operation against enemy strongpoints in the Bologna area. Left to right: Warrant Officer David (Grim) Armstrong (Wireless operator) of Scotland: Flight Lieutenant George "Blue" Gray (Navigator) of Sydney NSW; Flying Officer Noel (Dagwood) Lynch of Sydney, NSW : and Squadron Leader Vic Cashmore.

Details

Accession Number
MEA2025
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 MEA2025

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