MALTA0439
Photograph MALTA0439 Period 1950-1959Three 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, AF
MALTA0440 Accession Number: MALTA0440
Description
Flight 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 gunnery training. He is talking to Group Captain (Gp Capt) Bill Garing CBE, DFC of Corryong, Vic, who was attached to the Wing during his holidays. Gp Capt Garing completed all the flying carried out by the Wing pilots as well as an instrument training course.
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Accession Number
MALTA0440
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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