| Accession Number | P12719.002 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England, Cambridgeshire |
| Date made | 1943-1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Group portrait of seven crew members of 156 Squadron in front of their Avro Lancaster. Identified ...
Description
Group portrait of seven crew members of 156 Squadron in front of their Avro Lancaster. Identified back row, second from left is 430661 Warrant Officer (WO) Geoffrey Vernon Leicester of Melbourne, Victoria. WO Leicester enlisted on 26 February 1943 and served with the Royal Air Force’s elite Pathfinder force in 156 Squadron (8 Group Pathfinder) flying Vickers Wellingtons and subsequently Avro Lancasters. The Pathfinder Force played a major role in Bomber Command’s European offensive as target-marking squadrons. They secured and marked areas with incendiary bombs and flares to increase the accuracy of bomber squadrons. Warrant Officer Leicester was discharged on 3 November 1945.