| Accession Number | P08977.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Colour - Toned black & white print |
| Maker |
Raeburn Studios |
| Place made | Australia: South Australia, Adelaide |
| Date made | c 1941 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 407436 Flying Officer (FO) Paul Coles Gunson of Adelaide, SA. FO Gunson ...
Description
Studio portrait of 407436 Flying Officer (FO) Paul Coles Gunson of Adelaide, SA. FO Gunson enlisted in Adelaide on 12 October 1940, and served with 13 Squadron RAAF. On 1 October 1942, he was pilot of the Lockheed Hudson A16-243, which failed to complete a reconnaissance flight from Darwin to Koepang on the island of Timor. The entire crew was declared missing, presumed killed. FO Gunson has no known grave; his name is recorded on the Northern Territory Memorial at the Adelaide River War Cemetery near Darwin.