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HMCS Thiepval's Lieutenants and the British Flight Crew, Petropavlovsk

HMCS Thiepval's two lieutenants (left and second from right) pose with the crew of the British round-the-world flight attempt and their Vickers Vulture flying boat.

British and American attempts at round-the-world flights were significant events in 1924, and the participants were celebrities. Here, the British pilot, Flying Officer William N. Plenderleith (second from left) and signal-gun toting Squadron Leader A. Stuart McLaren (centre) are flanked by Thiepval's two lieutenants. The man on the right is most likely the third member of the Vickers Vulture's flight crew, flight engineer Sergeant W.H. Andrews.

George Metcalf Archival Collection
CWM 19710050-001_104