| Place | Oceania: Australia, Northern Territory, Fenton, Fenton Airstrip |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | NWA0728 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white, Landscape |
| Physical description | Black & white, Landscape |
| Maker |
Department of Air |
| Place made | Australia: Northern Territory, Fenton, Fenton Airstrip |
| Date made | March 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
An informal group portrait of the crew of a consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber aircraft of No. ...
Description
An informal group portrait of the crew of a consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber aircraft
of No. 21 Squadron RAAF beside their aircraft. Left to right: Back row: 429329 Warrant Officer
(WO) Clarence James Kelly of Toowong, Qld; 417376 WO Kenneth George Hiscock of Torrens Park,
SA; 402116 Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) Adam Forsyth Gillespie of Leura, NSW; 428293 WO (later
Flying Officer [FO]) Desmond George Brophy of Coburg, Vic; 410532 WO Clifford George Craven of
Nowra, NSW; 403908 WO Robert Frederick Clemow of Randwick, NSW. Front Row; 25185 Flight
Sergeant ([Flt Sgt later WO]) Hector George Lutton of Rockhampton, Qld; 406775 Flt Lt Edward
James Daniell of Mt Lawley, WA; 121390 Sergeant (Sgt, later Leading Aircraftman [LAC]) Phillip
Gregory Hollis of Northcote, Victoria; 413241 Sgt William Arthur Patterson of Kingsford, NSW;
and 433272 FO Warren Lindsay Vaughan of Homebush, NSW. FO Vaughan was killed in a ground
accident on 21 May, 1945 while serving with the squadron at Fenton, NT. He is buried in the Adelaide
River War Cemetery.