A-Able aircrew

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Title

A-Able aircrew

Description

Seven aircrew leaving a Lancaster 'A’, parked on a dispersal with bomb doors open following a daylight operation to Duisburg 14 October 1944. All aircrew are wearing life vests, carrying crew bags and helmets; two wearing Sidcot suits, two with side caps, one with peaked cap. Four are smoking. From left to right: Flight engineer Sergeant Saunders (Royal Air Force), mid upper gunner Sergeant G Burke (Royal New Zealand Air Force), rear gunner Flying Officer Harry Dobinson (Royal Air Force), bomb aimer Flying Officer Smitten, (Royal Canadian Air Force), wireless operator Flying Officer F Cooper (Royal New Zealand Air Force), pilot Flying Officer Don Gordon (Royal Australian Air Force), navigator Pilot Officer John Mundy (Royal Australian Air Force).

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Date

1944-10-14

Temporal Coverage

Type

Format

One coloured photograph

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Identifier

PDobinsonTH1501

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Citation

“A-Able aircrew,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed March 19, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/751.

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