| Accession Number | P06903.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | 1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Group portrait of four crew members of Lancaster ED328, radio call-sign SR-S (S-Sugar) of 101 ...
Description
Group portrait of four crew members of Lancaster ED328, radio call-sign SR-S (S-Sugar) of 101 Squadron, RAF, having just returned from an operational sortie over Germany. Identified from left is 1451351 Sgt John Henry Phillips, RAF (Mid-Upper Gunner); 415104 Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) Douglas John Tresidder, RAAF (Observer); 416601 Flt Sgt Robert Clarence Naffin, RAAF (Pilot); and 1031023 Sgt David Morgan Ellis, RAF (Flight Engineer). On the night of 23/24 August 1943, Lancaster ED328 failed to return from an operational sortie over Berlin. It was later determined that ED328 had been shot down over Lanke, 20 miles north-east of Berlin, killing all seven members of the crew.