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Livingstone, NT. February 1943. Members of No. 457 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF, Leading Aircraftman (LAC) L. Conway of Vic and LAC A. M. Gibson of Monto, Qld, working on the fuselage of an aircraft.

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Leonard Conway

Squadron/s
457 SQN
Rank On Discharge/Death
Leading Aircraftsman (LAC)
Nickname
Connie
Mustering / Specialisation
Flight Rigger
Contributing Author/s
Ron Lambert and Steve McGregor
Updated by Vince Conant June 2013
The Spitfire Association

Leonard "Connie" Conway served as a Flight Rigger with No. 457 Squadron RAAF. He was based at Livingstone in the Northern Territory, where the squadron defended Darwin as part of 1 Fighter Wing.

Squadron in which Leonard served

Photographs

457 footy team (or perhaps hockey!) Livingstone 1943. 'Jungle Juice' author first on left back row, then Len Conway and Len Smith, Front row to R: Peter Walker, Graham Latham, Ken James, Hank Johnstone.
457 footy team (or perhaps hockey!) Livingstone 1943. 'Jungle Juice' author first on left back row, then Len Conway and Len Smith, Front row to R: Peter Walker, Graham Latham, Ken James, Hank Johnstone.