| Accession Number | P10648.006 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Canada: Manitoba |
| Date made | 20 July 1941 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Group portrait of many of the participants in the Number 1 Advanced Navigation School (1ANS) in ...
Description
Group portrait of many of the participants in the Number 1 Advanced Navigation School (1ANS) in Rivers, Manitoba, posed in front of an Avro Anson aircraft. Back row, left to right: Hayes; 400294 Sergeant (Sgt) George Henry Shannon (lost on operations over the Netherlands on 2 October 1942); "Snow" Pearson; probably 404327 Sgt John Francis Crozier (accidentally killed in the Middle East on 14 July 1942); Tom Kelly; 402761 Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) Edward Joseph Earngey; 404626 Pilot Officer (PO) Robert Leslie Owen Ryder (lost on operations over the Netherlands on 8 November 1941); 404571 Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) Thomas William Sheridan Addison (lost on operations over France on 12 August 1942); 400605 Sgt Peter Spackman (accidentally killed in Scotland on 14 October 1941); John McLean; "Duke" Wellington; John Gilmour. Middle row: Ron Clark; 50363 Corporal (Cpl) Brian Reuben Maher; possibly 404263 Flying Officer (FO) Henry Barrymore Rowland (accidentally killed in England on 24 December 1941); 400301 Sgt Calder Fenton Woodburn (lost on operations over France on 2 April 1942); possibly 404430 FO Wilson Graham Whitehead; unidentified; Dan O'Shea; 400611 Warrant Officer (WO) Clive Alfred Woods (lost on operations in the Middle East on 23 September 1942); 402521 WO John Kingdon Cleeve; 404511 WO Richard Edward Savin Osborn; 136277 Leading Aircraftman (LAC) Gordon Frederick Goodwin; John Waites; 402676 Flt Lt John Acheson Sears; Gus Robertson; 404322 Sgt William Samuel Charles Atherton (lost on operations over Gibraltar on 9 January 1942). Front row: 402558 Sgt John Robert Worwood (lost on operations over Sicily on 21 February 1942); 402250 Sgt Sydney George Renneberg; probably J/3467 PO (later Squadron Leader) Edward Weyman Blenkinsop, RCAF, (died in a prison camp in Germany on 23 January 1945); Flt Lt Kent; Flt Lt Christie; John Leek; probably 400476 Alexander Gordon MacDonald (lost on operations over Germany on 17 August 1942); 402648 FO Norman Falkner Dwyer (lost on operations over the Celebes on 1 October 1943.)