The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Portrait of Leith Bland, eldest son of 407519 Flying Officer (FO) Gordon Leslie Bland, wearing his father's Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) medal. FO Bland, 1 Operational Training Unit, RAAF (see P03928.002) enlisted on 9 November 1940 and served in the Southwest Pacific Area before being sent to East Sale, Victoria, as a flying instructor for Beaufort pilots. Not long after his arrival at East Sale he was taken to Melbourne hospital where he died of an unknown fever on 13 November 1944, aged 27 years. On 9 May 1945 he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) for his skill and courage during flying operations in the Southwest Pacific. His wife and Leith accepted the DFC medal on his behalf.
Portrait of 407519 Flying Officer (FO) Gordon Leslie Bland, 1 Operational Training Unit, RAAF in the cockpit of his aircraft. FO Bland of Maylands, SA enlisted on 9 November 1940 and served in the Sou
Informal portrait of 420539 Flying Officer (FO) George Martin Burcher DFC DFM, No. 10 (Halifax) Squadron RAF. FO Burcher was awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal on 11 February 1944 for "great skill
Informal portrait of 420539 Flying Officer (FO) George Martin Burcher DFC DFM, No. 10 (Halifax) Squadron RAF, leaning against a Halifax Mk III aircraft ZA LV863, O - Oboe. FO Burcher was awarded the D
Informal portrait of 420539 Flying Officer (FO) George Martin Burcher DFC DFM, No. 10 (Halifax) Squadron RAF, standing in the snow, wearing a sheepskin vest supplied by the Australian Comforts Fund. T
Studio portrait of 402164 Squadron Leader (Sqn Ldr) Denis Russell Lawrence DFC DFC (USA). Sqn Ldr Lawrence enlisted on 24 June 1940, and trained as a pilot. In November 1944, he was awarded a United S
Informal portrait of 402164 Squadron Leader (Sqn Ldr) Denis Russell Lawrence, DFC DFC(USA). Sqn Ldr Lawrence of Sydney, NSW, enlisted on 24 June 1940, and trained as a pilot. In November 1944 he was a
