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ENGLAND, 1944. IN 1944, SIX SUNDERLAND FLYING BOATS WERE BROUGHT FROM THE UK TO AUSTRALIA BY SIX CREWS OF RAAF PERSONNEL. THEY WERE FLOWN IN THREE DETAILS OF TWO AIRCRAFT EACH. PICTURED ARE THE CREWS OF THE SECOND DETAIL, WHICH LEFT ENGLAND ON 1944-02-14. THEY ARE, BACK ROW FROM LEFT: WARRANT OFFICER (WO) PAT BUCHAN; SERGEANT (SGT) STAVERT; SGT CLARKE; SGT HORGAN; SGT WILSON; WO STEVENS. FRONT ROW: FLIGHT LIEUTENANT (FLT LT) "CHICK" CLARKE; FLT LT FRED GASCOIGNE DFC; SQUADRON LEADER BERT SMITH DFC; FLT LT CHARLIE HUGALL; FLT LT CHRISTIE; FLT LT FRED MANGER. (DONOR: D. MARROWS)
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P00921.003
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Colour: Black & white
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