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IWAKUNI, JAPAN, 1950-10. FLIGHT LIEUTENANT GEOFFREY 'BLUE' THORNTON, AFM, DFM, OF NO. 77 SQUADRON RAAF, WITH HIS P51 MUSTANG AIRCRAFT BEFORE FLYING TO PENANG. 77 SQUADRON WAS ASSIGNED TO THE EAST COAST AIRFIELD AT POHANG IN LATE 1950 TO JOIN THE 35TH FIGHTER INTERCEPTOR GROUP.
Portrait of O33201 Flying Officer Geoffrey 'Blue' Thornton, of 77 Squadron RAAF, after returning from a combat mission in one of the unit’s P51 Mustang fighter aircraft. He is still wearing his flyin
HAMHUNG, KOREA, 1950-11. MUSTANG AIRCRAFT OF THE 35TH FIGHTER INTERCEPTOR WING USAF AND NO. 77 SQUADRON RAAF ON THE SNOW COVERED AIRFIELD, AND A FAIRCHILD C-82A 'PACKET' TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT IN LEFT FOR
IWAKUNI, JAPAN, 1950-07. COMMANDING OFFICER OF NO. 77 SQUADRON RAAF, WING COMMANDER LOU SPENCE IS STRAPPED INTO THE COCKPIT OF HIS P51-D MUSTANG FIGHTER BY MEMBERS OF HIS GROUND CREW.
KIMPO, SOUTH KOREA. 1951-12. NO 77 SQUADRON RAAF PILOTS L-R ARE: FLIGHT LIEUTENANT GEOFFREY THORNTON, DFM, AFM, FLIGHT COMMANDER; WING COMMANDER G. STEEGE, COMMANDING OFFICER; AND SQUADRON LEADER CEDR
After their first flight over Korea, Flying Officer (FO) G Thornton and Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) Wally Rivers, both P51 Mustang Pilots of 77 Squadron RAAF, Iwakuni, describe their experiences with i
Flying Officer (FO) G Thornton (left) and Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) Wally Rivers, both P51 Mustang Pilots of 77 Squadron RAAF, Iwakuni, compare notes on returning from the Squadron's first mission ov
