MED0842 Accession Number: MED0842

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A Handley Page Halifax heavy bomber squadron, No. 462 Squadron RAAF, operating in the Middle East Command is manned by flying crews from all over the Empire. Left to right: Sergeant (Sgt) N. Dear of Dundee, Scotland, pilot; Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) N. L. Foster of Hamilton, New Zealand, bomb aimer; Sgt R. W. Williams of Liverpool, England, flight engineer; Sgt P. Beever of Horsham, Sussex, England, rear gunner; Flt Sgt W. J. Cole of Brisbane, Qld, mid-upper gunner; Flt Sgt P. E. Godfrey of St John's, Newfoundland, wireless operator; Sgt F. H. Fishpool of Gloucester, England, navigator.

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Accession Number
MED0842
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Date Made
c September 1942
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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