Collection related to RAAF Historical Section Accession Number: P02491.084

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Karachi, India. c. 1945. Group portrait of the pilots and navigators of the four RAF Mosquito aircraft which made the flight from Benson to Karachi in under thirteen hours on Mauripur airfield. Left to right: Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) J. M. Daniels; Warrant Officer (WO) F. J. Baylis; WO R. E. Smith DFM; Flt Lt J. Weatherill; Squadron Leader K. J. Newman DFC and Bar; Flying Officer (FO) L. G. E. Grover; Flt Lt Neville Polley; FO A. G. Shingles.

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Accession Number
P02491.084
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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