MALTA0772
Photograph MALTA0772 Period 1950-1959Informal portrait of Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) Derek Dempster of 616 South Yorkshire Auxiliary Squadron RAF. The Squadron is spending a fortnight flying from the Malta base of 78 Fighter Wing RAAF.
MALTA0770 Accession Number: MALTA0770
Description
Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) Derek Dempster (wearing straw hat) chats with Squadron Leader L M Casson, Commanding Officer of 616 South Yorkshire Squadron RAF at the Malta base of 78 Fighter Wing RAAF. The two are pilots of an RAF Auxiliary Squadron. All such pilots are civilians doing part time service, like members of the Citizen Air Force in Australia. In civilian life Flt Lt Dempster is the Aeronautical Correspondent of the London Daily Express. His hat is an essential protection against the Malta sun.
Details
Accession Number
MALTA0770
Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film original negative 3x4" safety base
Date Made
June-August 1953
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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