97/Kirkwood Crew: Crew at 207 Squadron, trophy card
Name/Title
97/Kirkwood Crew: Crew at 207 Squadron, trophy cardEntry/Object ID
2022.1.515Description
Trophy card for the Kirkwood crew, Genoa, August 1943.Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
DigitalContext
This card was awarded when the crew were flying with 207 Squadron, 5 Group, and it is signed by Ralph Cochrane, AOC. With the exception of Sergeant Frisky, this was the crew who died on Black Thursday, 17 December 1943. They had only moved to 97 Squadron at the beginning of that December and lost their lives after their first operation with the squadron.Collection
97 Squadron, The Bombing War: 16/17 December 1943, RAF Bomber Command - 5 Group, YY: RPA DIGITAL ITEMSCategory
QDR: RAF-related paper ephemera