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Group photo of RAF Armourers and dog on the wing of a Spitfire.

Details:

Title

Group photo of RAF Armourers and dog on the wing of a Spitfire.,

Photo number

PCA0063/0032,

Collection

Ernest Weatherhead Collection, PictureNT, PictureNT,

Date

1943,

Location

Nightcliff,

Description

Handwriting on back of photo: 39. Military History 52612. [See Lion & Swans] P251. RAF armourers on port wing Spitfire Mk VC RAAF Darwin L to R 1 F/Sgt (chiefie) Biggs - legs out straight. 2. LAC Wright 3. LAC Chubbock 4. LAC Dy[l]on 5. LAC Bayliss 6. Cpl Hughes 7. LAC Dodds / Photo in RAAF Log - the RAF at work and dog on engine. Believe all were from armoury, The F/Sgt & Cpl would probably be Fitter armourers. Group 1 while LAC's were probably Group 2'P,

Notes

Supplied by Millitary History Section (S.D.9),

Language

en,

Subject

Nightcliff Camp, Darwin 1943, Fighter Squadron 54, Royal Air Force RAF,

Digital format

4099 x 6000 pixels : 24bpp ; 70.3Mb, back 70.0Mb,

Format

1 photograph : b&w ; 10.6 x 15.5cm,

File type

image/tiff,

Use

No known copyright,

Copyright owner

Library& Archives NT,

Related links

https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=1129276 [NAA: RAAF Unit History sheets (Form A50) Operations Record Book - Forms A50 and A51 Number 54 Base Squadron June 42 - Aug 45],

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/939780,

Citation address

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/939984