P02874.046 Accession Number: P02874.046

Description

Goodenough Island, D'Entrecasteaux Islands, Papua. July 1943. Pilots of No. 79 Squadron RAAF with one of their Mk VC Spitfire aircraft standing on the PSP (pierced steel planking) which formed the runway and parking area for aircraft at "readiness". Back row, left to right: 260779 Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) M. S. (Max) Bott, Officer Commanding (OC), B Flight; 403681 Sergeant (Sgt) I. E. B. (Ian) McKellar; 401000 Pilot Officer (PO) Doug Scott; 402719 Flying Officer (FO) A. H. (Peter) Birch; 407074 FO D. H. (David) Hopton; 421830 Sgt C. J. (Clem) Schmitzer; 418232 Sgt G. A. (Alec) Chomley; 408842 Sgt D. A. (Dudley) Grinlington; 412215 Sgt P. E. (Philip) Turner; 403434 FO J. R. (Jim) Richards. Front row: 402068 Flt Lt R. D. (Doug) Vanderfield, OC, C Flight; 421881 PO W. R. (Frank) Binning; 418458 PO R. V. E. (Reg) Nathan; 411741 Sgt A. E. (Andy) Byrne.

Details

Accession Number
P02874.046
Photographer
Corporal William Herbert Robinson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
July 1943
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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