MALTA0440
Photograph MALTA0440 Period 1950-1959Flight Lieutenant Geoff Thornton DFM, AFM of Mildura, Vic (left) has just landed in a Meteor aircraft on the airfield at the RAF base in Cyprus, where 78 Fighter Wing RAAF has finished five weeks of g
MALTA0438 Accession Number: MALTA0438
Description
Group Captain Bill Garing CBE, DFC of Corryong, Vic, is shown standing beneath the tall tailplane of the Meteor aircraft (serial no WH220) in which he completed an instrument training course. He had just spent his holidays flying jet fighters with 78 Fighter Wing RAAF during an armament training course at the RAF base in Nicosia, Cyprus.
Details
Accession Number
MALTA0438
Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film original negative 3x4" safety base
Date Made
February 1953
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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