| Accession Number | P06404.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Colour - Print hand-coloured black & white |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c 1942 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 421754 Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) Jack Olof Ohlson, 467 Squadron, Royal ...
Description
Studio portrait of 421754 Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) Jack Olof Ohlson, 467 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). Flt Sgt Ohlson was a forester living in the Blue Mountains, NSW, when he enlisted with the RAAF in March 1942. Flt Sgt Ohlson was an air gunner on Lancaster LM119 when it took off from the Royal Air Force's Waddingtron base to bomb railway yards at Courtrai, Belgium, on the night of 20 July 1944. Lancaster LM119 failed to return to Waddington, and was most likely brought down during a flying battle over Belgium when homebound early on 21 July 1944. Flt Sgt Ohlson and the six other crew members of Lancaster LM119 are buried in the Kaaskerke Communal Cemetery, Belgium.