LONDON, ENGLAND. 1943-09-30. PORTRAIT OF 419018 PILOT OFFICER R. C. DUNSTAN, FRANKSTON, VIC, AT ...

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Accession Number UK0674
Collection type Photograph
Object type Print
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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LONDON, ENGLAND. 1943-09-30. PORTRAIT OF 419018 PILOT OFFICER R. C. DUNSTAN, FRANKSTON, VIC, AT RAAF OVERSEAS HQ, WHO LOST A LEG WHILE SERVING WITH THE AIF IN NORTH AFRICA. FOLLOWING RECUPERATION AND DISCHARGE FROM THE ARMY, HE JOINED THE RAAF AND HAS BEEN AWARDED THE DSO FOR HIS EFFORTS AS A TAIL-GUNNER IN A LANCASTER AIRCRAFT OF NO. 460 SQUADRON RAAF. (IDENTICAL TO UK00768).