Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH of an AIRPLANE, RAAF, c1942

Historical information

This photo relates to Ronald Leslie Schorey Dickinson RAAF, refer Cat No 7260 for service details.

Physical description

This is a black and white photo of a twin engine Beaufort Bomber in flight. It is flying low to the ground. Under the plane is flat ground with a few gum trees. In the background is a water way of some sort.

Inscriptions & markings

Written on the back in blue ink is;
"Beaufort Bomber being flown at Sale by Flying Officer Peter John Gibbs D.F.C in 1942. When I was at RAAF Laverton as a RAAF Cadet in 1942, F/O Peter Gibbs took me for my first ever flight in a similar plane".

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