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Amy Gwendoline (Gwen) Caldwell (nee Stark) as a wing officer, Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force, 1941-1945, interviewed by Joyce Thomson
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Maker: Stark, Amy Gwendoline
Gwen Stark was one of the first women to be appointed to a position in the Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force (WAAAF). She earned her pilot's licence in 1938. In interview she discusses her invol...S00185
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"Attack!" Pilot of a Sikorsky "Kingfisher"
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
The pilot in the cockpit canopy of Sikorsky-Kingfisher thrusts forward the control column and dives his aircraft.ART23395
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De-Briefing
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
The procedures known as 'briefing' and 'de-briefing' were part of an airman's lot. Briefing occured shortly before an air operation - whether small or massive - when the participating crews were assem...ART26549
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Flying Boat "Coriolanus"
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Maker: Baird, John
Two American pilots are depicted at the controls, on board Empire Flying Boat "Coriolanus" from Darwin to Sydney.ART27892
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Ian Croft and Lindsay McSkimming
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Maker: Baird, John
Stoker Ian Campbell Croft (34578), HMAS Cerberus, and Pilot Officer Lindsay Gordon Skimming (26177), HMAS Moreton are depicted reclining on seats sleeping on board Flying Boat VH-ABG "Coriolanus" fro...ART27889
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"Sparks" Stewart
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Maker: Baird, John
A portrait of 'Sparks' Stewart, Radio operator on Qantas Catalina 'Coriolanas', wearing headphones on a flight from Darwin to Sydney.ART27937