P00446.005 Accession Number: P00446.005

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Members of No 452 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF, Kenley, England, WWII. Identified back row, left to right: Flight Lieutenant Paddy Finucane; 402144 Squadron Leader Raymond Edward Thorold-Smith, DFC. Thorold-Smith was killed in action during a flying battle in the Timor Sea, 15 March 1943.

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Accession Number
P00446.005
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor S Underhill
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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