| Place | Europe: United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | UK0536 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
LINCOLNSHIRE, ENGLAND. 1943-09-16. THE ONLY FEMALE SQUADRON LEADER (SQN LDR) FLYING IN THE RAAF ...
Description
LINCOLNSHIRE, ENGLAND. 1943-09-16. THE ONLY FEMALE SQUADRON LEADER (SQN LDR) FLYING IN THE RAAF IN THE UK IS "SQN LDR SNOW WHITE", WHO WAS AWARDED THE DFC BY FELLOW MEMBERS OF HER CREW AFTER A TRIP TO BERLIN. SHE IS A YEAR-OLD WHITE PIGEON WITH BROWN PATCHES, AND HAS BEEN OUT WITH THE LANCASTER AIRCRAFT OF NO. 460 SQUADRON RAAF OF BOMBER COMMAND, BASED AT RAF STATION BINBROOK, ON ABOUT ONE HUNDRED OPERATIONS, DURING WHICH SHE HAS ON THREE OCCASIONS BEEN CONCERNED IN RESCUES, BEING LAUNCHED FROM RUBBER DINGHYS. HOLDING HER IS 409653 FLIGHT SERGEANT IVAN SYDNEY D. BAUDINETTE, COLERAINE, VIC. BAUDINETTE WAS LATER LOST ON OPERATIONS ON 5 MARCH 1945.