| Place | Europe: United Kingdom, England, Wiltshire, Keevil |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | UK1385 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | |
| Place made | United Kingdom: England, Wiltshire, Keevil |
| Date made | 4 June 1944 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Portrait of 420920 Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) Barry Alan Croft, wireless air gunner of Gulgong, ...
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Portrait of 420920 Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) Barry Alan Croft, wireless air gunner of Gulgong, NSW, a member of No. 299 Squadron RAF, an Allied Expeditionary Air Force glider-towing squadron. Flt Sgt Croft was lost on an operation on 5/6 June 1944 to drop 20 paratroopers over Normandy, France, when the Short Stirling aircraft LT819 was lost, along with all crew [including Australians pilot Flt Sgt Leslie Gilbert and Pilot Officer Albert Lance Coates) and the remaining nine paratroopers.
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