Image from the No. 75 Squadron collection. Photo album that belonged to Leonard Rodney Hewitt.
L-R: "Jim Falconer: LRH: George Key"
Three No. 75 Squadron pilots beside a Wellington. Believed to be at RAF Station Feltwell.
Note the over-painted squadron code letters on the fuselage. No. 75 Squadron's letters 'AA' are painted over a previous identity, believed to be No. 37 Squadron's letters 'LF'.
Image from the No. 75 Squadron collection. Photo album that belonged to Leonard Rodney Hewitt.
"Church parade. Pilots, Navigators & Gunners."
Parade of personnel bound for England on board the SS Rangitata.
Image from the No. 75 Squadron collection. Photo album that belonged to Leonard Rodney Hewitt.
"Life Jacket Parade. LRH [Leonard Rodney Hewitt], Alington, Dixon, Goodall, Clifford, Carter."
Of those in this group on board the SS Rangitata, only LR Hewitt survived. RH Alington, NF Dixon, HN Goodall and RH Clifford, all pilots, all died on active service. No record can be found of a Carter on this sailing.
Goodall is wearing a civilian gas mask.
Image from the No. 75 Squadron collection. Photo album that belonged to Leonard Rodney Hewitt.
"Tanker of the convoy torpedoed by sub."
View of smoke on the horizon from the deck of the SS Rangitata.
Image from the No. 75 Squadron collection. Photo album that belonged to Leonard Rodney Hewitt.
"Wellington aircraft of "75" Squadron R.A.F. | "I spread my wings...and soar above..." "
Front view of a No. 75 Squadron Wellington with engines running. Believed to be at RAF Station Feltwell.
Image from the No. 75 Squadron collection. Photo album that belonged to Leonard Rodney Hewitt.
" "D for Donald" - lost at Hamburg | Ground crew."
Three members of the ground crew standing beside No. 75 Squadron Wellington W5621 AA-D. Believed to be at RAF Station Feltwell.
Image from the No. 75 Squadron collection. Photo album that belonged to Leonard Rodney Hewitt.
"Off to the aircraft. Hill Evison, Brown, Reid, Wilson, Chatterley, Thompson."
No. 75 Squadron crew sitting on the back of a truck preparing to drive to their aircraft. Believed to be at RAF Station Feltwell.
Image from the No. 75 Squadron collection. Photo album that belonged to Leonard Rodney Hewitt.
"Bombing-up before a raid."
Side view of No. 75 Squadron Wellington W5621 AA-D being prepared for an operation. Believed to be at RAF Station Feltwell.
Image from the No. 75 Squadron collection. Photo album that belonged to Leonard Rodney Hewitt.
"Arrival in Egypt. 11th April '41."
Leonard Rodney Hewitt at the controls of his Wellington on arrival in Egypt. This is believed to be when he arrived at No. 37 Squadron.
Image from the No. 75 Squadron collection. Photo album that belonged to Leonard Rodney Hewitt.
"Return to base after a raid. Duxbury, Nesbit, Andrews, MacFarlane."
Four members of a Wellington crew standing in front of their aircraft. Believed to be No. 37 Squadron in Egypt.
Image from the No. 75 Squadron collection. Photo album that belonged to Leonard Rodney Hewitt.
"Operational crew: Western Desert. Maddams, Liley, Hawkins, Stacy, LRH. | [sitting] Stewart, fitter-rigger."
Believed to be a No. 37 Squadron crew and one ground crew, in front of their wellington aircraft. Egypt.
Image from the No. 75 Squadron collection. Photo album that belonged to Leonard Rodney Hewitt.
"Western Desert dug-out. MacFarlane, LRH, Nesbit."
Three crew members of No. 37 Squadron in a sand bag-lined bomb shelter. Egypt.
