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Art
Maker: Ewers, Ray Battaglia & Co, Milan, Italy
An airman from the Second World War wearing full flying kit, (flying suit and helmet) and carrying his parachute over his shoulder.ART40978
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A RAAF TRAINEE HAS HIS PARACHUTE ADJUSTED BY A LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN BEFORE A FLIGHT IN A ...
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Maker: Bottomley, Clifford
A RAAF TRAINEE HAS HIS PARACHUTE ADJUSTED BY A LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN BEFORE A FLIGHT IN A DEHAVILLAND TIGER MOTH. (PHOTOGRAPHER C. BOTTOMLEY)002297
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A RAAF TRAINEE HAS HIS PARACHUTE ADJUSTED BY A LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN BEFORE A FLIGHT IN A ...
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Maker: Bottomley, Clifford
A RAAF TRAINEE HAS HIS PARACHUTE ADJUSTED BY A LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN BEFORE A FLIGHT IN A DEHAVILLAND TIGER MOTH. (PHOTOGRAPHER C. BOTTOMLEY)002297/01
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BARARA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-03-07. PARACHUTES CARRYING FRESH MEAT FOR THE TROOPS OF THE ...
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BARARA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-03-07. PARACHUTES CARRYING FRESH MEAT FOR THE TROOPS OF THE 25TH INFANTRY BATTALION FLOATING DOWN ON THE DROPPING AREA AFTER BEING DROPPED FROM A RAAF DOUGLAS C47 DAK...079450
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BARARA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-03-07. QX34456 PRIVATE M.J. CUSKILLY (1), QX27460 LANCE ...
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BARARA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-03-07. QX34456 PRIVATE M.J. CUSKILLY (1), QX27460 LANCE CORPORAL R. STROW (2) QX58291 SERGEANT J.T. APPLEWATE (3) AND N437500 PTE R.V. HUSH (4) 25TH INFANTRY BATTALIO...079451
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BARARA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-03-07. TROOPS OF THE 25TH INFANTRY BATTALION COLLECTING THE ...
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BARARA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-03-07. TROOPS OF THE 25TH INFANTRY BATTALION COLLECTING THE PARACHUTES AND FRESH FOOD WHICH HAS JUST BEEN DROPPED BY A RAAF DOUGLAS C47 DAKOTA AIRCRAFT ON THE UNIT DR...079452
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BARARA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-03-07. TROOPS OF THE 25TH INFANTRY BATTALION LOADING PARACHUTES ...
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BARARA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND. 1945-03-07. TROOPS OF THE 25TH INFANTRY BATTALION LOADING PARACHUTES AND FRESH FOOD ONTO A JEEP AND TRAILER AFTER THE RAAF HAD DROPPED THE UNIT DAILY FOOD RATION. IDENTIFI...079453
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Bungee straps for Observer type chest parachute : Royal Australian Air Force
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Set of six bungee straps to fit an 'Observer' type chest parachute. The elastic of the straps is covered with cotton fabric flecked with blue and yellow, or blue and black, threads. The straps have a ...RELAWM30332.003
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Burma. c. 21 February 1945. Parachutes litter the dropping zone after Douglas C47 Dakota ...
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Burma. c. 21 February 1945. Parachutes litter the dropping zone after Douglas C47 Dakota transport aircraft of No. 117 Squadron RAF, many with RAAF members in the crews, had put down their supplies to...SEA0168
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Burma. c. 21 February 1945. Parachutes litter the dropping zone after Douglas C47 Dakota ...
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Burma. c. 21 February 1945. Parachutes litter the dropping zone after Douglas C47 Dakota transport aircraft of No. 117 Squadron RAF, many with RAAF members in the crews, had put down their supplies to...SEA0169
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Burma. c. 20 March 1945. RAAF aircrew flying with the RAF, helped largely in the downfall of ...
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Burma. c. 20 March 1945. RAAF aircrew flying with the RAF, helped largely in the downfall of Mandalay, the capture of which was accomplished on 20 March 1945. British 14th Army troops are collecting b...P02491.133
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Burma. c. 1944. Winging their way over mountainous country, these Douglas C47 Dakota transport ...
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Burma. c. 1944. Winging their way over mountainous country, these Douglas C47 Dakota transport aircraft fly deep into Burma to land with supplies or drop them by parachute. Many RAAF men are members o...P02491.183
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Burma. 2 March 1945. While the British 14th Army troops were advancing on Mandalay, which they ...
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Burma. 2 March 1945. While the British 14th Army troops were advancing on Mandalay, which they captured, thousands of pounds of supplies were dropped to them by RAF Douglas C47 Dakota transport aircra...P02491.132
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Burma. 2 September 1944. To maintain troops serving behind enemy lines, RAAF pilots and aircrew ...
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Burma. 2 September 1944. To maintain troops serving behind enemy lines, RAAF pilots and aircrew make frequent daily trips in RAF Douglas C47 Dakota transport aircraft to drop supplies by parachute.P02491.121
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England. C. 1945-02. Air Vice Marshal Wrigley, Air Officer Commanding RAAF Overseas Headquarters ...
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England. C. 1945-02. Air Vice Marshal Wrigley, Air Officer Commanding RAAF Overseas Headquarters at a luncheon at the Irvin Chute Factory.SUK13846
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England. C. 1945-02. Air Vice Marshal Wrigley at a luncheon at the Irvin Chute Factory pinning a ...
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England. C. 1945-02. Air Vice Marshal Wrigley at a luncheon at the Irvin Chute Factory pinning a caterpillar pin on Group Captain P. G. Heffernan AFC, RAAF, as member 16000 of the European Division of...SUK13845
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Fuze case used as water measurer : Seargent John Kevin Wood, RAAF and Warrant Officer Robert Leslie Spence, RCAF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Steel No. 210 fuze case, painted black on the exterior. A seam runs up one side. The cartridge is slightly misshappen and some of the paint is scratched off, especially around the top. The base is sta...RELAWM34564.001
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Grottaglie, Italy. 1943. A group of RAAF airmen sitting around in an improvised operations room ...
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Maker: Le Guay, Laurence Craddock
Grottaglie, Italy. 1943. A group of RAAF airmen sitting around in an improvised operations room of No. 450 (Kittyhawk) Squadron RAAF now operating in Italy. In the foreground, Squadron Leader J. Bartl...MEA0682
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Holland. 1944-09-17. Parachutes continue to fall on a landscape covered already by gliders and ...
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Holland. 1944-09-17. Parachutes continue to fall on a landscape covered already by gliders and airborne troops while Allied aircraft pass over during the Allied air invasion of Holland.SUK13016
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Holland. 1944-09-17. The landscape is covered with parachutes while others can be seen falling as ...
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Holland. 1944-09-17. The landscape is covered with parachutes while others can be seen falling as the great Allied Airborne Army is dropped over Holland.SUK13015
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Italy. 1943. RAAF members of No. 3 (Kittyhawk) Squadron RAAF, examine a (red) parachute the ...
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Maker: Le Guay, Laurence Craddock
Italy. 1943. RAAF members of No. 3 (Kittyhawk) Squadron RAAF, examine a (red) parachute the Germans used to drop supplies to ground forces in isolated areas.MEA0788
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Khaki canvas parachute bag : Flying Officer H G Turner, RAAF
Heraldry
Maker: Air Ministry
Rectangular khaki canvas parachute bag. The bag has central canvas strap handles which extend down and around the bottom as reinforcement bands. The bag is secured across the top and halfway down the ...REL/15419
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KILO 89 - AIR INTELLIGENCE LIAISON OFFICER DEMONSTRATION. SOMETHING WRONG HERE - AS THE HEAVY ...
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Maker: Parer, Damien Peter
KILO 89 - AIR INTELLIGENCE LIAISON OFFICER DEMONSTRATION. SOMETHING WRONG HERE - AS THE HEAVY SUPPLIES WERE DROPPED WITH THE PARACHUTE THE ROPE SLIPPED AND HERE THE SUPPLIES CHARGE TO EARTH WHILE THE ...004371
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Melbourne, Vic. 1943-06-16. Fabric workers of the Women's Australian Auxiliary Air Force (WAAAF) ...
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Maker: Herald Newspaper
Melbourne, Vic. 1943-06-16. Fabric workers of the Women's Australian Auxiliary Air Force (WAAAF) demonstrating the correct method of folding a parachute at a RAAF exhibition held at Myer Emporium.139098
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NOEMFOOR ISLAND, DUTCH NEW GUINEA. C. 1944-12. CORPORAL J. D. FISHER OF RICHMOND, NSW, HANGING ...
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Maker: Harrison, John Thomas
NOEMFOOR ISLAND, DUTCH NEW GUINEA. C. 1944-12. CORPORAL J. D. FISHER OF RICHMOND, NSW, HANGING OUT PARACHUTES TO DRY IN THE TROPICAL SUN. RAAF EXPERTS HAVE TO BE CAREFUL TO ENSURE THAT MILDEW DOES NOT...OG1854
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Northern Australia. Leading Aircraftman (LAC) P. H. Elwin of Hunters Hill, NSW and LAC C. L. ...
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Northern Australia. Leading Aircraftman (LAC) P. H. Elwin of Hunters Hill, NSW and LAC C. L. Clarke of North Adelaide, SA, at work in a RAAF Parachute Section.NEA0005
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Packed parachute with carrying handles : RAAF
Heraldry
Maker: Light Aircraft Pty Ltd
RAAF chest pack parachute with four canvas carrying handles sewn onto the back. All edging seams are reinforced with canvas tape and there are two chrome loops attached to the back of the parachute. O...RELAWM30332.001
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Parachute Harness
Heraldry
Maker: The G Q Parachute Company Ltd
Parachute harness with white cotton webbing straps for the arms, chest and legs leading to a four point central front harness lock. This lock is marked with an arrow and the words 'TURN TO UNLOCK/PRE...RELAWM30332.002
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Parachute store, No 31 Squadron, Morotai
Art
Maker: Thake, Eric
Royal Australian Air Force, No 31 Squadron, parachute store, Morotai. From a sketch done one rainy night at 31 Squadron Camp, Morotai.ART26789
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Piece of Parachute : 403540 Sergeant John Kevin Wood, RAAF
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Tan-coloured circular piece from a parachute.RELAWM34564.002
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412576 Sergeant Kenneth Maxwell Douglas, Royal Australian Air Force, being assisted into his ...
Photograph
Maker: Stuckey, W B
412576 Sergeant Kenneth Maxwell Douglas, Royal Australian Air Force, being assisted into his parachute by Private First Class Vance Jackson of Fayetteville, North Carolina, a member of the United Stat...070507
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Strauss, NT. 25 April 1943. Squadron Leader R. S. McDonald of Clermont, Qld and No. 452 ...
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Maker: Department of Air
Strauss, NT. 25 April 1943. Squadron Leader R. S. McDonald of Clermont, Qld and No. 452 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF (left), assisting Flying Officer J. B. McPherson of Albert Park, Vic and No. 12 (Vengea...NWA0285
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The local boys ask for "cigarette for Poppa" from RAAF aircrew of Mitchell No. 180 Squadron RAF. ...
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Maker: Isaac, Cyril Hampden
The local boys ask for "cigarette for Poppa" from RAAF aircrew of Mitchell No. 180 Squadron RAF. Left to right: 418256 Pilot Officer V. C. Davis, of Ararat, Vic. Flying Officer J. Lovelock, of Hendon,...UK2570
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TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, SOLOMON ISLANDS. C. 1945-01-25. 42717 LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN R. ...
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Maker: Harrison, John Thomas
TOROKINA, BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, SOLOMON ISLANDS. C. 1945-01-25. 42717 LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN R. MUDGE, TOORAK, VIC, AND A MEMBER OF NO. 5 (TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE) SQUADRON RAAF BASED AT PIVA AIRFIELD, CA...OG2206
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VIVIGANI, GOODENOUGH ISLAND, PAPUA. 1943-12-26. LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN H. MOSES OF NEWTON, NSW, AND ...
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Maker: Harrison, John Thomas
VIVIGANI, GOODENOUGH ISLAND, PAPUA. 1943-12-26. LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN H. MOSES OF NEWTON, NSW, AND NO. 30 (BEAUFIGHTER) SQUADRON RAAF, FOLDING A PARACHUTE FOR USE BY BEAUFIGHTER CREWS.OG0427
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WEWAK AREA, NORTH EAST NEW GUINEA. C. 1945-06. A RAAF CAMERAMAN, IN A PROTECTING AIRCRAFT, ...
Photograph
Maker: Harrison, John Thomas
WEWAK AREA, NORTH EAST NEW GUINEA. C. 1945-06. A RAAF CAMERAMAN, IN A PROTECTING AIRCRAFT, PHOTOGRAPHED LIEUTENANT (LT) J. P. CARTER STANDING ALONGSIDE HIS PARACHUTE, WHICH HE HAD SPREAD ON THE GROUND...OG3081
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WEWAK AREA, NORTH EAST NEW GUINEA. C. 1945-06. A RAAF CAMERAMAN, IN A PROTECTING AIRCRAFT, ...
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Maker: Harrison, John Thomas
WEWAK AREA, NORTH EAST NEW GUINEA. C. 1945-06. A RAAF CAMERAMAN, IN A PROTECTING AIRCRAFT, PHOTOGRAPHED LIEUTENANT (LT) J. P. CARTER STANDING ALONGSIDE HIS PARACHUTE, WHICH HE HAD SPREAD ON THE GROUND...OG3071
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WEWAK AREA, NORTH EAST NEW GUINEA. C. 1945-06. A RAAF CAMERAMAN, IN A PROTECTING AIRCRAFT, ...
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Maker: Harrison, John Thomas
WEWAK AREA, NORTH EAST NEW GUINEA. C. 1945-06. A RAAF CAMERAMAN, IN A PROTECTING AIRCRAFT, PHOTOGRAPHED LIEUTENANT (LT) CARTER STANDING ALONGSIDE HIS PARACHUTE, WHICH HE HAD SPREAD ON THE GROUND AS A ...OG3069
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WEWAK AREA, NORTH EAST NEW GUINEA. C. 1945-06. A RAAF CAMERAMAN, IN A PROTECTING AIRCRAFT, ...
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Maker: Harrison, John Thomas
WEWAK AREA, NORTH EAST NEW GUINEA. C. 1945-06. A RAAF CAMERAMAN, IN A PROTECTING AIRCRAFT, PHOTOGRAPHED LIEUTENANT (LT) CARTER STANDING ALONGSIDE HIS PARACHUTE, WHICH HE HAD SPREAD ON THE GROUND AS A ...OG3075
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WEWAK AREA, NORTH EAST NEW GUINEA. C. 1945-06. A RAAF CAMERAMAN, IN A PROTECTING AIRCRAFT, ...
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Maker: Harrison, John Thomas
WEWAK AREA, NORTH EAST NEW GUINEA. C. 1945-06. A RAAF CAMERAMAN, IN A PROTECTING AIRCRAFT, PHOTOGRAPHED LIEUTENANT (LT) CARTER STANDING ALONGSIDE HIS PARACHUTE, WHICH HE HAD SPREAD ON THE GROUND AS A ...OG3066