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  • Other Name

    shirt, Squadron Leader, Royal Air Force, WW2 (descriptive name)

    Squadron Leader Basil Watkin, 487 Squadron, RAF (associated name)

  • Description

    RAF Shirt, WW2

    Belonged to Squadron leader Basil L Watkin, Royal Air Force

    white shirt

  • Accession Number
    1979.118
  • Other Id

    U169.1 (uniform)

  • Department

    History

    War History

Images and documents

Artefact

  • Credit Line
    Collection of Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, 1979.118, U169.1
  • Public Access Text

    White Shirt, Royal Air Force, WW2

    Part of uniform belonging to Squadron Leader Basil L Watkin, RAF, RNZAF [1937-1958]

    WW2: 487 NZ Squadron, Bomber Command

    In May 1944 the squadron was transferred to Second Tactical Air Force and flew in night and day operations. Their main target was enemy airfields in Europe but they also attacked rail and other military targets including flying bomb sites. At this time Flight Lieutenant Basil Watkin was noted as one of the “experienced pilots… who had been in Coastal Command in the early months of the war and then in Canada and New Zealand. [ref p261-2 New Zealanders with the RAF]

  • Associated Notes

    White Shirt, Royal Air Force, WW2

    Part of uniform belonging to Squadron Leader Basil L Watkin, RAF, RNZAF [1937-1958]

    WW2: 487 NZ Squadron, Bomber Command

    In May 1944 the squadron was transferred to Second Tactical Air Force and flew in night and day operations. Their main target was enemy airfields in Europe but they also attacked rail and other military targets including flying bomb sites. At this time Flight Lieutenant Basil Watkin was noted as one of the “experienced pilots… who had been in Coastal Command in the early months of the war and then in Canada and New Zealand. [ref p261-2 New Zealanders with the RAF]

  • Associated Event
    WW2; 1939-1945
    Post WW2
  • Associated Person

     Squadron Leader Basil Watkin

     Royal Air Force

  • Associated Date
    1937-1958
  • Period

    World War 2/Wars

  • Classification

    shirt

    uniforms

    Shirt

    Main Garments

    Clothing

    03 Personal Artifacts

  • Last Update
    15 May 2023
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