Description
EN ROUTE, PEARCE, WA - WILLIAMTOWN, NSW. 1948-01. CAC MUSTANG A68-96 IN FLIGHT, ONE OF FOUR AIRCRAFT OF NO 78 (FIGHTER) WING, RAAF WILLIAMTOWN, WHICH FLEW TO WESTERN AUSTRALIA TO PARTICIPATE IN AUSTRALIA DAY ACTIVITIES. PILOTS OF THE AIRCRAFT WERE WING COMMANDER R C CRESSWELL, SQUADRON LEADER J KINNINMONT DFC, FLIGHT LIEUTENANTT R H GLASSOP DFC AND FLIGHT LIEUTENANT R GRACE. IN THE PHOTOGRAPH CAN BE SEEN THE WING OF GAF LINCOLN AIRCRAFT A73-10 OF NO 82 (BOMBER) WING, RAAF AMBERLEY WHICH WAS FLOWN BY WING COMMANDER K R PARSONS DFC AFC AND ACTED AS ESCORT TO THE FOUR MUSTANG AIRCRAFT.
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Accession Number
P01254.023
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film copy negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Credit Line
Donor R Cresswell
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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