Sergeant EL Sadler, pilot with No. 67 Squadron, poses with a Japanese Army Type 97 aircraft (Nakajima Ki-27), shot down near Rangoon, Burma. This aircraft, piloted by Captain Fujio Sakaguchi, was shot down 24 January 1942.
Image from the Edward Leslie Sadler personal album collection. "B" just before the outbreak of war." No. 67 Squadron personnel sitting beneath Buffalo W8243 RD-B. Sergeant EL Sadler is second from the left.
Image from the Edward Leslie Sadler personal album collection.
"Self, Bob Trewhitt and Paul." L-R: Paul Brewer, Edward Sadler and Bob Trewhitt, sitting at a table on a verandah. Singapore or Malaya.
Image from the Edward Leslie Sadler personal album collection.
"Gone native. These are the clothes we wear in Malaya. The sarong I still possess, while the cap I left in Burma."
Portrait of Sergeant Edward Sadler in native attire. Singapore or Malaya.
Image from the Edward Leslie Sadler personal album collection.
"Sergeant Pilot ..." Full length portrait of Sergeant Edward Sadler in tropical uniform. Unknown location in Singapore or Malaya.
Image from the Edward Leslie Sadler personal album collection.
Portrait of "Paul Brewer." Believed to be No. 67 Squadron pilot Paul Middleton Brewer, NZ402565, who was killed 20 January 1942.
Image from the Edward Leslie Sadler personal album collection.
"Malayan Gentleman." Full length portrait of Sergeant Edward Sadler in native attire. Believed to be in Singapore.
Image from the Edward Leslie Sadler personal album collection. "B" just before the outbreak of war." No. 67 Squadron personnel sitting beneath Buffalo W8243 RD-B. Sergeant EL Sadler is second from the left.
Image from the EL Sadler personal album collection. "My four cannon Hurricane." No. 67 Squadron pilot Sergeant Edward Leslie Sadler in the cockpit of Hawker Hurricane BN972 RD-?
Presentation aircraft named 'British Strength'.
Sadler disappeared in this aircraft on 26 March 1943.