MALTA0135B
Photograph MALTA0135B Period 1950-1959WRNS Officer Leta Ridley of Birmingham, UK is the Safety Equipment Officer at the naval station in Malta where 78 Fighter Wing RAAF is based. She is instructing pilots of 75 and 76 Squadrons in the c
MALTA0135A Accession Number: MALTA0135A
Description
WRNS Officer Leta Ridley of Birmingham, England is the Safety Equipment Officer at the naval station in Malta where 78 Fighter Wing RAAF is based. She is shown instructing pilots of 75 and 76 Squadrons in the correct wet dinghy drill procedure. The pilots, left to right, are: Pilot Officer Reg Jones of Sydney, NSW; Flight Sergeant Cecil Sly of Brisbane, Qld; Sergeant Barry Weymouth of Essendon, Vic (in the dinghy); Flying Officer (FO) Lyall R Klaffer of Adelaide, SA; FO Les Reading of Cunderdin, WA.
Details
Accession Number
MALTA0135A
Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film original negative 3x4" safety base
Date Made
c August 1952
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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