AWM Collection Record: P00342.001
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ID Number: | P00342.001 |
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| Maker: | Unknown | ||
| Place made: | Unknown | ||
| Date made: | c 1918-1919 | ||
| Physical description: | Black & white | ||
| Summary: | Portrait of Lieutenant W Hudson Fysh of 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, standing in front of his Nieuport Scout aircraft. While serving as an observer with 1 Squadron in the Middle East during the First World War, he earned the Distinguished Flying Cross; after the war he was allowed to qualify as a pilot (the period during which this photograph was taken). Lieutenant Fysh later went on to become the founder of Qantas and received his knighthood in 1953. | ||
| Copyright: | Copyright expired - public domain | ||
| Related subject: | Nieuport aircraft | ||
| Related unit: | 1 Squadron AFC | ||
| Related place: | Middle East | ||
| Related conflict: | First World War, 1914-1918; Period 1919-1939 |
Last-Modified: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:18:00 GMT
