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RAAF Caribou, Vung Tau, Vietnam
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Maker: McFadyen, Ken
An RAAF Caribou aircraft standing in the hangar on the airfield at Vung Tau, Vietnam.ART40627
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RAAF Kittyhawks arrive at the Admiraltys
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Maker: Moore, Alan
No. 76 Squadron ground crews watch the first Kittyhawks to arrive at the Admiralty Islands.ART25462
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RAAF Kittyhawk Squadron at Milne Bay, August-September 1942
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Maker: Dargie, William
Crew from the RAAF Kittyhawk Squadron at Milne Bay. Dargie consulted with men from 75 and 76 Squadrons to achieve the most accurate results for this battle recreation. In regard to the models he stat...ART27628
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RAAF Repair and Salvage unit
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Maker: Moore, Alan
This depicts the workshop and temporary shelter at the Vivigani airfield, Goodenough Island, New Guinea. The hangar was used by 26 Repair and Salvage Unit, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), and the l...ART23566
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Rain
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Maker: Freedman, Harold
Depicts an aircraft in the distance on the ground during heavy rain. During the Second World War Freedman enlisted in the RAAF and was appointed as a war artist attached to the RAAF Historical War Rec...ART26983
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Reception of first 4 Engine Douglas to land at Milne Bay
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Depiction of the reception of the first 4 engined Douglas C54 Skymaster aircraft to land at Milne Bay airfield, New Guinea. One of 8 drawings from a folio entitled by the artist ' Episodes in the life...ART28169.002
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recto: Unpacking supplies Mareeba, North Queensland; verso: Design sketch
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Maker: Annand, Douglas
Recto: Three men are shown unpacking supplies at the Royal Australian Air Force airstrip in Mareeba, North Queensland. Verso: design sketch.ART92459
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Refuge point and Hill "A"
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Maker: Dargie, William
Seen from 2/1st Australian Infantry Battalion positions on the spur overlooking the airstrip at Retimo, where heavy fighting took place in May 1941 when German paratroops landed here and had heavy cas...ART24053
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Rethmnon air strip
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Maker: Dargie, William
From 1941 positions of 2/1th Australian Infantry Battlalion on Hill 'A', CreteART23864
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Return of the Meteor jets, Kimpo, Korea
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
In the capacity of official war artist in Korea, Ivor Hele was 'requested to paint the men and machines of 77 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force at Kimpo. These are Meteor jets of 77 Squadron after ...ART40304
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Richmond
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Maker: Hinder, Frank
This drawing shows the landscape of the Richmond Air Base with a single aircraft on the ground.ART29266
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Runway extension, Suai
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Maker: Amor, Rick
Three workers constructing an extension to the airfield runway, Suai, East Timor. A truck is seen at right distance and a helicopter is flying overhead.ART91061
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Scene on Laloki Drome
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Maker: Dargie, William
Scene on Laloki Drome, a B17 circles to land, New Guinea.ART23642
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Servicing a Kittyhawk, Goodenough Island
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Maker: Moore, Alan
Fitters of 75th Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force are seen servicing the Squadron's Kittyhawks on the airffield at Goodenough Island, which is to the east of New Guinea in 1944.ART24332
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Servicing Kittyhawk
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Maker: Dargie, William
Only the constant vigilance and attention of the ground crew will keep the plane serviceable under the trying conditions on the Western Desert, Gambut Aerodrome, Libya.ART22044
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Shadows over the drome, Libya
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Maker: Dargie, William
Cloud shadows over the Drome, Escarpment Drome, North African campaign. Flying in the background are Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawks.ART22048
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Side view of Dakota
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Maker: Hele, Ivor
A close up, side view of a Douglas C-47/DC 3 Dakota aircraft on an airstrip in Korea. Ivor Hele has made a number of notes about the colours of the aircraft on the work.ART90303
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Sketch at end of Turnbull Strip
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Maker: Hanke, Henry
A red sandy beach with two palm trees to the left and mountains in the distance marks the place of the Japanese landing at Milne Bay, New Guinea.ART26113
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Sketchbook containing 16 pages of drawings depicting the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour
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Maker: Ogi, Tomu
Sketchbook containing drawings and watercolours of the Japanese air attack on Pearl Harbor in 1942.ART91042
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Sleeping soldier, heliport, Dili
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Maker: Amor, Rick
Depicts a figure of a soldier sleeping on a camp stretcher at the heliport in Dili, East Timor. `The heliport is on the site of Dili's old airport, used by the Japanese in the Second World War. A new ...ART91112
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Spitfire pilots watch an emergency landing
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Maker: Moore, Alan
Air crew watch an emergency landing, Italy. In the foreground to the right is the tail of a Douglas A-20 Boston bomber, while in the midground are Supermarine Spitfire fighters. Both from a RAF squadr...ART24351
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Spitfires at evening, Pitoe Strip
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Maker: Flett, James
Spitfire fighter planes of a Squadron of the Royal Australian Air Force at Pitoe Airstrip, Morotai, 1945.ART26020
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Stocks and small craft. Evening, Port Moresby
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Maker: Dargie, William
A rough sketch executed on the day the artist could not proceed forward all planes being grounded because of bad weather, Port Moresby, New Guinea.ART23643
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[Supermarine Spitfire and Mitsubishi A6M2 Zeroes flying over coastline]; [US Navy aircraft, Brewster Buffalo and Japanese army aircraft, Nakajima Ki-27 (Nate)]
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Maker: Ogi, Tomu
Recto: Supermarine Spitfire and Mitsubishi A6M2 Zeroes flying over coastline; Verso: US Navy aircraft, Brewster Buffalo and Japanese army aircraft, Nakajima Ki-27 (Nate)ART91042.012
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Take-off at Duc Thanh; verso: Hut
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Maker: Fletcher, Bruce
An Iroquois helicopter, with tail tipped upwards to increase the downward thrust, taking off from Duc Thanh helipad. Caught in the wave of dust created by the departing helicopter, a group of figures ...ART40463
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Tent life, Heliport, Dili
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Maker: Amor, Rick
Figure of an Australian soldier, seen from behind, sitting in an army tent at Heliport, the helicopter airfield, Dili, East Timor. 'The heliport is on the site of Dili's old airport, used by the Japan...ART91052
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Tents at heliport, Dili, East Timor
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Maker: Sharpe, Wendy Elizabeth
Tents at heliport, Dili, East Timor. `The heliport is on the site of Dili's old airport, used by the Japanese in the Second World War. A new airport has since been built at Komoro, near the coast, but...ART91187.093
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The Battle of Retimo
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Maker: Jones, Vernon
This painting depicts the Battle of Retimo in Crete. A large part of the Allied force evacuated from Greece at the end of April 1941 was disembarked on Crete in order that the ships could return quick...ART27776
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The colonel, Suai airstrip
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Maker: Amor, Rick
Depicts the figure of a colonel standing in right profile wearing large backpack and camouflaged uniform at Suai airstrip, East Timor. Rick Amor was appointed official artist, East Timor, in 1999 and ...ART91113
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The flightline at Bagram airbase
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Maker: Churcher, Peter
View of the mountains looking east from the flightline at Bagram air-base, Afghanistan. Three Apache helicopters in foreground. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts ProgramART92408
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The harbour at Iraklion
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Maker: Dargie, William
Described in the Official War History as Heraklion, it was one of the points at which the German air-borne attacks were made on Crete. At Heraklion the 2/4th Australian Infantry Battalion, while attac...ART24043
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The pay line, RAAF Airfield, Canberra
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Depicts a line of men and women queued in front of window in hangar. Water colour used in all blue tones.ART28138
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Tiger Moth trainer taking off, Parafield
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Maker: Ragless, Max
This is one of six drawings purchased from the artist in 1944 prior to his appointment as an official war artist in 1945. It features a Tiger moth trainer taking off at Parafield Airport, South Austr...ART30196
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Torokina airstrip; Verso: Not titled [Sleeping soldier in a chair]
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Maker: Warren, Guy
The airstrip at Torokina lies at the base of mountains with jungle on either side, also features the wooden watchtower. Verso: a seated soldier in a canvas chair rests his head in his hand as if aslee...ART94333.011
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Townsville RAAF drome
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
Several aircraft are depicted receiving maintenance at Royal Australian Air Force base in Townsville.ART29936
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Townsville sketch
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Maker: Bush, Charles
Showing an aircraft taking off from Townsville aerodrome, Queensland.ART25786
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Two Liberators in dispersal area
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Maker: Dargie, William
Sketch of two Liberators in a dispersal unit, from No. 159 Squadron, Royal Air Force at Digri, India.ART23556
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Two wrecked Japanese planes
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Maker: Mainwaring, Geoffrey
After the capture of Lae in September 1943, allied forces repaired the bomb damaged airfield located in the centre of the city. Mainwaring depicts two Japanese aircraft pushed off the edge of the stri...ART21226
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Up and away, Operation Coburg, Bien Hoa Province, Vietnam 1968
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Maker: McFadyen, Ken
A helicopter leaving the helipad during Operation Coburg, Bien Hoa Province, Vietnam.ART40737
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U.S Aerocobra
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Maker: Ashton, Richard
A United States Bell P39 Airacobra aircraft is depicted at the Bomana aerodrome in Port MoresbyART29951
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View looking East from the airstrip, Iraklion
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Maker: Dargie, William
In the Official War History, the town of Iraklion is referred to as Heraklion. Bitter fighting took place across this scene when the German paratroops invading Crete in May 1941, were met by the 14th ...ART24050
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View of Iraklion air-strip
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Maker: Dargie, William
Iraklion is described in the Official War History as Heraklion. View of the airfield as seen from the east. The 2/4th Australian Infantry Battalion, while attached to the 14th (British) Infantry Briga...ART24047
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View toward Rethymnon
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Maker: Dargie, William
In the Official War History, the town Rethymnon is referred to as Retimo. As seen from positions held by 2/1st Australian Infantry Battalion in May 1941. The Battalion was defending the airfield again...ART24052
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Village of Platanias
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Maker: Dargie, William
Sketched from the main road between Canea and Maleme on the northern coast of Crete. It was from this village that the New Zealand counter-attack on Maleme airfield jumped off, on the night of 21-22nd...ART24063
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Wama Airstrip and Beaufighters
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Maker: Flett, James
Beaufighters of the Royal Australian Air Force on the beach strip at Wama, Morotai, 1945.ART26016
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Warrant Officer Noel Tinning, Medical Adviser, Vung Tau, 5 April 1967
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Maker: Fletcher, Bruce
Portrait of Warrant Officer Noel Edward Tinning BEM, Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV), medical adviser to Army of Republic of Vietnam (ARVN), Vung Tau, Vietnam, 5 April 1967. Fletcher des...ART40441
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Watching the Take Off
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
A Kittyhawk taking off from the metal mesh covered runway. The blue line of the Adriatic Sea can be seen in the background.ART26108
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"Whoa boy"
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Maker: Unknown
One of 8 humorous cartoons collected by O216731 Squadron Leader James Henry Cox, RAAF, while attached to RAAF Base Woomera crica 1955. Collectively the cartoons provide insight into the attitudes and ...AWM2021.178.11
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Winter storms over Canberra airfield
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Netherlands East Indies Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force personnel employed on servicing a squadron of Mitchell bombers of the Dutch Air Force, make for shelter at the end of the day.ART21384