The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A group portrait of the first RAF pilots to serve with 77 Squadron RAAF in Korea. Left to right: Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) Reg Lamb, Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) Max Scannell, Flt Lt Joe Blyth and Flt Lt Frank Easley. These instructors trained the RAAF pilots to become qualified to fly Gloster Meteor Mk 8 jet aircraft which replaced the Mustang P-51D aircraft previously operated by the Squadron. All served in Korea flying both aircraft. Some 32 RAF pilots served with the Squadron during the war in which five were killed, including Flt Sgt Lamb. One RAF pilot also became a Prisoner of War.
Portrait of Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) Maxwell (Max) Scannell, RAF officer attached 77 Squadron RAAF at a forward United Nations (UN) airfield. Flt Lt Scannell is an instructor who trained the RAAF pi
77 Squadron RAAF pilots examining maps and taking notes during a pre-flight briefing . Left to right: O33072 Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) Ian Alfred 'Joe' Lyons (Operations Officer), sitting at a makesh
A formal group portrait of 77 Squadron RAAF pilots taken in front of one of the Squadron's new Meteor Mk 8 jet aircraft. This marked the commencement of their conversion from the Mustang P-51D to its
A formal group portrait of 77 Squadron RAAF pilots taken in front of one of the Squadron's new Meteor Mk 8 jet aircraft. This marked the commencement of their conversion from the Mustang P-51D to its
KIMPO, SOUTH KOREA. 1951-08-18. RON NOBLE, A BBC CINEMATOGRAPHER, FILMS FLIGHT LIEUTENANT JOE BLYTH, RAF, AS HE CLIMBS INTO THE COCKPIT OF A METEOR, OF NO. 77 SQUADRON, RAAF. FLIGHT LIEUTENANT BLYTH W
Pilots of 77 Squadron RAAF assemble for an informal group portrait on and around one of their Mustang P-51D aircraft. Many are kitted up in US style flying clothing and associated safety equipment.
