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
MALTA0439 Accession Number: MALTA0439
Description
Three pilots conversing on the airfield at the RAF station in Cyprus, where 78 Fighter Wing RAAF were undertaking armament training. Identified left to right: Flight Lieutenant Geoff Thornton DFM, AFM of Mildura, Vic; Group Captain Bill Garing CBE, DFC of Corryong, Vic, who spent his leave flying with the Wing; and Sergeant Barry Weymouth of Essendon, Vic.
Details
Accession Number
MALTA0439
Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film original negative 3x4" safety base
Date Made
January 1953-February 1953
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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