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RAAF Spitfire 452 Squadron at Darwin. Left to right; 407900 Flying Officer (FO) William John Lamerton, FO R Williams, Sergeant F Turnbull, FO J D Young, FO D Downes. FO Lamerton was lost on operations over the Northern Territory on 30 June 1943.
MEMBERS OF AN RAAF SPITFIRE SQUADRON PLAY CARDS AT THEIR BASE IN DARWIN. LEFT TO RIGHT - F/O J. GOULD, F/O. K. BASSETT, F/O D. DOWNES, F/LT. E. HALL (STANDING), F/O J. YOUNG, F/O R. WILLIAMS, F/O J. L
AUSTRALIA. SPITFIRE SQUADRONS COMPRISING RAAF AND RAF PILOTS AT A BASE. LEFT TO RIGHT: SERGEANT (SGT) WELLSMAN, PILOT OFFICER (PO) GEORGE B. FARRIES, FLYING OFFICER (FO) J. ANTHONY (TONY) TUCKSON, FO
Livingstone, NT. February 1943. Pilots of No. 457 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF relax playing a game of cards at their action station. Identified personnel are: Sergeant (Sgt) C. Gumbley of Sydney, NSW; Fl
Strauss, NT. 25 April 1943. Group portrait of pilots of No. 452 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF in front of one of the Squadron's aircraft. Left to right: Back row: 404491 Flying Officer (FO) J. P. Adam of Q
Strauss, NT. 25 April 1943. Informal portrait of Flying Officer David F. K. Downes of Camden, NSW, a pilot of No. 452 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF based in the Northern Territory.
Strauss, NT. 25 April 1943. Flying Officer (FO) R. R. Williams of Haberfield, NSW of No. 452 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF. FO Williams flew Supermarine Spitfire aircraft over Nazi occupied France before r
