Image Gallery: September 2005
Funeral in Germany for WWII RAAF airmen
14 September 2005
On 13 September 2005 family members of the crew
of RAAF Lancaster PB290 joined representatives
from the RAAF and the Australian Embassy in
Berlin for a military funeral service at Hanover
War Cemetery, Germany, honouring the memory
of men whose lives were lost serving their country
in 1944.
Lancaster PB290 took off from Royal Air Force
Base (RAF) Waddington on 6 December 1944 on
a bombing mission against the German town of
Geissen to the north of Frankfurt. The Lancaster
had a crew of seven -- six RAAF from No 463
Squadron and one Royal Air Force (RAF) crew
member.
Historical images and further information related
to this Air Force funeral are on the Defence
web site at this location.
| 2005_1416_001 The coffin containing the remains of deceased World War Two Royal Australian Air Force members at a military funeral service at Hanover War Cemetery, Germany. (Date taken: 14 September 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 2005_1416_002 The coffin containing the remains of deceased World War Two Royal Australian Air Force members at a military funeral service at Hanover War Cemetery, Germany. (Date taken: 14 September 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 2005_1416_003 Members from the Royal Australian Air Force, carrying the coffin during a military funeral service at Hanover War Cemetery, Germany. (Date taken: 14 September 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 2005_1416_004 Pallbearers from the Royal Australian Air Force and the coffin at a military funeral service at Hanover War Cemetery, Germany. (Date taken: 14 September 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 2005_1416_005 Members from the Royal Australian Air Force fold an Australian flag for relatives at a military funeral service at Hanover War Cemetery, Germany. (Date taken: 14 September 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 2005_1416_006 A memorial in the War Cemetery in Hanover, Germany. (Date taken: 14 September 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 2005_1416_007 Members of the Royal Australian Air Force lower the coffin at a military funeral service at Hanover War Cemetery, Germany. (Date taken: 14 September 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 2005_1416_008 A piper of the British Army Royal Scots Dragoon Guards plays at a Royal Australian Air Force funeral service at Hanover War Cemetery, Germany. (Date taken: 14 September 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 2005_1416_009 The military funeral service at Hanover War Cemetery, Germany. (Date taken: 14 September 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 2005_1416_010 Relatives and a Royal Australian Air Force member at the military funeral service at Hanover War Cemetery, Germany. (Date taken: 14 September 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 2005_1416_011 Royal Australian Air Force members and a Chaplain at the military funeral service at Hanover War Cemetery, Germany. (Date taken: 14 September 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 2005_1416_012 A Chaplain during the military funeral service at Hanover War Cemetery, Germany. (Date taken: 14 September 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 2005_1416_013 Flight Sergeant Mark Louis of the Royal Australian Air Force escorts a family member during the military funeral service at Hanover War Cemetery, Germany. (Date taken: 14 September 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 2005_1416_014 The headstone of Flying Officer Gwynne Thomas at Hanover War Cemetery, Germany. (Date taken: 14 September 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 2005_1416_015 The headstone of Flying Officer Alan Bond at Hanover War Cemetery, Germany. (Date taken: 14 September 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 2005_1416_016 The headstone of Flight Sergeant Joslyn "Len" Henderson at Hanover War Cemetery, Germany. (Date taken: 14 September 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20050914a/2005_1416_17 The Royal Australian Air Force crest carved into a headstone in the Hanover War Cemetery, Germany. (Date taken: 14 September 2005) Low-res | High-res |
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