405 Squadron

405 Squadron

Five photographs.
#1 a half length portrait of Al Davis (tail gunner) and Norman Piercy, flight engineer.
#2 the same two. Al is seated and Nore has his arms around him. Annotated '405 Sqdn'.
#3 a half length portrait of Allan Davis, annotated 'Allan Davis tail gunner Lancs (At last!) (Al was taken prisoner but killed in "Great Escape")'. [In notes supplied with the collection it states this is untrue].
#4 a head and shoulders portrait of Nore, annotated 'Prior to take off after briefing 405 Sqn'.
#5 is seven airmen annotated '405 Sqn 1 Anderson (Nav) 2 Al Davies Tail Gunner 3 Johnny Acorn WOP A/G 4 Pilot? PO Rogers (5) 6 NP Eng (7 2nd Nav)'

Five b/w photographs on an album page

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