| Accession Number | P07402.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Broothorn Studios |
| Date made | 1942 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 408433 Aircraftman, later Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) Bramwell Rockliff Barber ...
Description
Studio portrait of 408433 Aircraftman, later Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) Bramwell Rockliff Barber of Launceston, Tas. Enlisting in the RAAF in May 1942, Flt Sgt Barber trained as an aerial gunner (rear gunner) under the Empire Air Training Scheme (EATS) and was posted to 463 Squadron RAAF based at RAF Waddington, England. Flt Sgt Barber was killed on the night of 24/25 June 1944 when his Lancaster bomber, serial number LM571, radio call-sign JO-E (E-Easy) failed to return from an operational sortie over Prouville, France. After the war it was determined that JO-E was hit by flack bursts over the target, and was latter attacked by a German night-fighter, crashing at Busses-Bussuel (Somme). Six of the seven crew were killed, including Flt Sgt Barber, aged 20.