ROYAL AIR FORCE TRANSPORT COMMAND, 1943-1945. - A mixed service and civilian crew of No. 45 Group RAF leave their Consolidated Liberator B Mark VI on arriving at Celone, Italy, after a ferry flight from Canada. The aircraft were flown directly to the Italian theatre to equip the newly-formed No. 31 Squadron SAAF. Personnel are, (left to right): Flying Officer Doyle of Sydney, Australia, (observer); Pilot Officer T F Clarke of Chesterfield, Derbyshire, (second pilot); Mr A Latus of Preston, Lancashire, (radio operator); Mr D Cardiff of Los Angeles, USA, (captain and pilot); and Flight Sergeant
ROYAL AIR FORCE TRANSPORT COMMAND, 1943-1945. - A mixed service and civilian crew of No. 45 Group RAF leave their Consolidated Liberator B Mark VI on arriving at Celone, Italy, after a ferry flight from Canada. The aircraft were flown directly to the Italian theatre to equip the newly-formed No. 31 Squadron SAAF. Personnel are, (left to right): Flying Officer Doyle of Sydney, Australia, (observer); Pilot Officer T F Clarke of Chesterfield, Derbyshire, (second pilot); Mr A Latus of Preston, Lancashire, (radio operator); Mr D Cardiff of Los Angeles, USA, (captain and pilot); and Flight Sergeant D Hicks of St Agnes, Isles of Scilly, (flight engineer) Royal Air Force, Group, 45, South African Air Force, Sqdn, 31
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