AWM caption : Australia: Northern Territory, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hughes_Airfield,_Northern_Territory" class="extiw" title="en:Hughes Airfield, Northern Territory">Hughes Airstrip (NT)</a>. A crew of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._2_Squadron_RAAF" class="extiw" title="en:No. 2 Squadron RAAF">No. 2 Squadron RAAF</a> standing alongside a Squadron <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Hudson" class="extiw" title="en:Lockheed Hudson">Lockheed Hudson</a> aircraft.
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<ul><li>414214 Sergeant (Sgt) D F Ellis, Wireless Air Gunner (WAG) of Brisbane, Qld</li>
<li>414206 Sgt B B Daley, WAG of NSW</li>
<li>411257 Pilot Officer (PO) A J Prentice, WAG of NSW</li>
<li>403014 Flying Officer (FO) H G McDouall, Pilot of NSW</li>
<li>403979 FO R B E Barraclough, Observer of NSW</li></ul>
The Lockheed Hudson behind them, (constructor's no. 6494) is A16-241, which, on 28 April 1943, seven weeks after this photograph was taken, failed to return from a search for the crew of a missing Beaufighter. A16-241's crew were FO Ralph R James, Sgt Roy E Norris, Pilot Officer Ronald D Ryan, Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) Kenneth D Keech, Flt Sgt Patrick S Reen and a member of 2 Squadron's ground crew, Warrant Officer Harry E Cutten.
not stated
1943-03-11
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