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| Posted by: Martin Edwards Sep 23 2012, 05:22 PM |
| I have added an album of photographs from the collection of Eric Douglas (1902-1970) http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/gallery/Eric_Douglas We thank his daughter Sally Douglas for making these photos available and for adding comments and including some of Eric's personal notes. Gilbert Eric Douglas had a long career in the RAAF retiring as Group Captain in June 1948. Highlights include the BANZARE Antartic flights with Sir Douglas Mawson, the search for American explorer Lincoln Ellsworth and the search for Anderson and Hitchcock and the lost Westland Widgeon "Kookaburra". During WWII he was Commanding Officer of 3AD, RAAF Amberley. (Click here to read NLA biography of Eric Douglas http://trove.nla.gov.au/list?id=17911) (Click here to read ANU biography of Eric Douglas http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/douglas-gilbert-eric-10038) |
| Posted by: Brendan Cowan Sep 23 2012, 05:41 PM |
| What a great collection! Many thanks to Sally Douglas for making these available for us all to appreciate. These unique images could have been lost forever and we would have been poored for it. Good work putting these on line Martin. Brendan |
| Posted by: Rod Farquhar Sep 23 2012, 10:30 PM |
| Now I know why you were so excited Martin, a great collection of pics the likes of which is seldom seen these days, Well done. Rod. |