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Serviceman positioned for group photo infront of parked Spitfire

Details:

Title

Serviceman positioned for group photo infront of parked Spitfire,

Photo number

PCA0063/0026,

Collection

Ernest Weatherhead Collection, PictureNT, PictureNT,

Date

1943,

Location

Nightcliff,

Description

Group photo of RAAF servicemen in front of parked spitfire at the airfield. Handwriting on back of photo: (32) Back Row L to R 1. Sgt Studley 2. Sgt W Eldred 3. F/Sgt Mahoney 4. F/Sgt Miller/Millar 5.F/Sgt Varney , F.L. 6. F/Sgt Wellsmen, J.C. 7. Sgt Monger , D. 8. Sgt Hotkin .G. 9. Sgt McCarthy P.F. Front row 1. P/O Jerry wall 2. P/O Mc intyre 3. F/O R.Beaton, Eng off. got OBE 4. F/Lt E. Weatherhead, Adjutant 5. F/Lt R W Foster got DFC 6. Sq.Ldr E Gibbs got DFC 7. F/Lt Robin Norwood 8. F/Lt.D.Jarman, medical officer 9. P/O J.Councer, Intelligence officer 10. P/O A.K. (Tony) Brook 11. P/O George Farries Ranks not necessarily those at time of the photograph. Dept of Information (?) Richmond NSW NOV or DEC 1942.,

Notes

Commonwealth Department of Information / Ministry of Information,

Language

en,

Subject

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

Digital format

3970 x 6000 pixels : 24bpp ; 68.1Mb, back 90.9Mb,

Format

1 photograph : b&w ; 11 x 16.5cm,

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/10070/939773,

Citation address

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/939998