| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR04491 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | Extent: 3.5 cm; Wallet/s: 2 |
| Object type | Log book, Papers |
| Maker |
Royal Air Force Royal Australian Air Force |
| Place made | Australia, United Kingdom |
| Date made | 1941-1944 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Farries, George Cunningham (Flying Officer, b.1916)
Description
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 119547 Flying Officer George Cunningham Farries, 54 Squadron, Royal Air Force, United Kingdom and Australia, 1941-1944.
Wallet 1 of 2 – Contains two folders of material relating to Flying Officer George Cunningham Farries.
Wallet 1 of 2, Folder 1 of 2 consists of one Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Official Identity Card and one Caterpillar Club membership card. The RAAF Identity Card was issued to Flying Officer Farries on 30 November 1943, while he was serving as a pilot in Australia. The Caterpillar Club membership card was issued to Flying Officer Farries after he had successfully saved his life by parachute, on 2 May 1943. On this occasion, Flying Officer Farries was shot down by an enemy aircraft and parachuted into the ocean, where he spent over five hours on an emergency dinghy before being rescued.
Wallet 1 of 2, Folder 2 of 2 consists of one Flying Log Book of Flying Officer Farries, containing entries dated between 21 July 1941 and 28 November 1942. It covers the period of Flying Officer Farries’ training in the United Kingdom, and service as a fighter pilot with 54 Squadron in the United Kingdom and Australia. This log book records details such as dates and times of flights, aircraft types and numbers, other crewmembers, and purposes of flights. Some of the recorded purposes of flights include elementary flying training, service flying training, operational training, cross country flights and reconnaissance.
Wallet 2 of 2 – Contains one folder of material relating to Flying Officer George Cunningham Farries.
Wallet 2 of 2, Folder 1 of 1 consists of one Flying Log Book of Flying Officer Farries, containing entries dated between 2 October 1942 and 31 May 1944. It covers the period of Flying Officer Farries’ service as a fighter pilot with 54 Squadron in Australia and the United Kingdom. This log book records details such as dates and times of flights, aircraft types and numbers, other crewmembers, and purposes of flights. Some of the recorded purposes of flights include transportation, reconnaissance, formation flying, aircraft tests, patrols, interceptions of enemy aircraft, and refresher training.