| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 012734 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Anderson, Alan Frederick |
| Place made | Australia: Queensland, North Queensland, Townsville |
| Date made | 30 June 1942 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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NO 76 FIGHTER SQUADRON RAAF. AUSTRALIAN FIGHTER PILOTS FROM OVERSEAS RETURN TO AUSTRALIA TO ...
Description
NO 76 FIGHTER SQUADRON RAAF. AUSTRALIAN FIGHTER PILOTS FROM OVERSEAS RETURN TO AUSTRALIA TO STRENGTHEN OUR OPERATIONAL SQUADRONS. AT A FORWARD BASE FOUR OF THESE EXPERIENCED PILOTS MEET. THEY ARE, LEFT TO RIGHT: P/O TAINTON; FL. LT. CLIVE WAWN DFC. SQUADRON LEADER KEITH TRUSCOTT DFC & BAR; AND SQUADRON LEADER PETER TURNBULL DFC. THE FIRST THREE WERE MEMBERS OF THE FAMOUS AUSTRALIAN SPITFIRE SQUADRON IN ENGLAND, WHILE TURNBULL WAS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL PILOTS OF THE EQUALLY FAMOUS SQUADRON THAT FOUGHT ALL THROUGH THE MIDDLE EAST. TURNBULL AT ONE TIME HELD THE SQUADRON RECORD FOR THE NUMBER OF ENEMY PLANES SHOT DOWN. (NEGATIVE BY ANDERSON).