| Place | North & Central America: Canada, Saskatchewan |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART21956 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 28.4 x 34.3 cm |
| Object type | Work on paper |
| Physical description | watercolour with pen and ink over charcoal on paper |
| Maker |
Warner, R Malcolm |
| Place made | Canada: Saskatchewan |
| Date made | 1944-08 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Drogue plane takes off for gunnery practice
Description
A Lysander plane taking off at No.2 Bombing and Gunnery School, Mossbank. Lysanders where used as drogue-towing planes for air gunnery practice by trainees under the Empire Air Training Scheme (EATS) by which many Australian airmen were trained in Canada. Ralph Malcolm Warner joined the Army in 1941. He was a Camouflage Officer and official war artist, appointed in April 1943. He served in New Guinea from June 1943 to July 1943, and then in Canada attached to RAAF and the Empire Air Training Scheme (EATS) from mid 1944 to early 1945.
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