Description
Poretta, Corsica, France. c. March 1944. Group portrait of the pilots and Administrative officers of No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF, which is at present operating from their new base in the Mediterranean. Back row, left to right: 144056 Flying Officer (FO) R. S. Shepherd of England; 406266 FO J. Mercer of Perth, WA; 425789 Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) J. F. Vitner of Stanthorpe, Qld; 421362 FO R. T. Milner of Sutherland, NSW; 412260 Flt Sgt W. R. Field of Wollstonecraft, NSW; 404756 FO J. D. Gleeson of Rockhampton, Qld. Front row: 401095 FO A. E. Arnel of Edithvale, Vic; 407465 FO W. W. Thomas of Adelaide, SA; 408541 FO J. D. Wallis of Bayswater, Vic; 421745 FO J. T. Minahan of Bronte, NSW; 406247 Pilot Officer (PO) F. C. House of Gnowangerup, WA; PO G. B. Ballantyne of Newcastle, NSW. Seated: 262723 Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) F. W. Perrottet of Mosman, NSW; 257451 Flt Lt H. C. Ferguson of Brighton Beach, Vic; 408177 Flt Lt J. D. Ward of Burnie, Tas.
Details
Photographer
Flying Officer Laurence Craddock Le Guay
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 35mm
Support: Nitrate
Brand: Kodak
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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