Ecuador, South America. C. 1944. Now an air gunner with the Goose Squadron of Royal Canadian Air ...

Place South America
Accession Number SUK11846
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Ecuador, South America. C. 1944. Now an air gunner with the Goose Squadron of Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Bomber Group Overseas Flying Officer Lance Morgan of Adelaide, SA, stood beside this Indian dugout canoe in the wilds of Ecuador where he lived for some years. The hardware he's wearing includes a revolver, knife and rifle, standard equipment in the South American jungles. Lance joined the RCAF in Ottawa and is engaged to a Winnipeg girl, Miss Rhoda Jones.