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A Flamer
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
Two men rush for cover while two aeroplances bomb a military truck.ART26548
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Altitude 21,000
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
A Lockheed Hudson bomber aloft in the clear coldness of the sub-stratasphere.ART23396
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Arming a Spitfire
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
A Spitfire at Laverton on the tarmac, being armed in preparation for a test flight and air to ground gunnery.ART22364
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Artillery Lieutenant (Lieutenant Graham)
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
Depicts a portrait of Lieutenant Graham, RAA, who served in Crete and Syria, where he was wounded.ART21490
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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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At the Wheel
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
A man at the wheel of an Australian Merchant Ship or Australian Corvette HMAS Wagga. The bridge of these ships consisted mainly of a covered and glassed-in wheel house. Within this again the man at th...ART23584
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Catalina taking off
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
Consolidated Catalina flying boat taking off on a patrol which may mean twenty hours or more in the air over enemy territory. In a letter to Lieutenant Colonel John Treloar - Officer in Charge of the...ART22339
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Compass Platform, HMAS "Moresby"
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
This painting shows Lieutenant-Commander Brown, RAN, and two of his officers on the fore-bridge or compass platform. From here the ship is commanded and navigated, orders are given to gun crews and en...ART23441
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Contact Port Outer
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
Depicts a Halifax Bomber taxiing on the runway.ART25691
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Convoy at Sunset
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
Depicts ships in a convoy leaving Moreton Bay, southbound to Sydney. A lookout in the foreground stands watch complete in his Australian Comforts Fund balaclava. This painting was done from HMAS "More...ART23586
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Convoy Escort
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
During the convoying of a number of merchant ships from Sydney to Moreton Bay, a fire broke out in one of the ships, the "Wang Lee On". HMAS Moresby escorted this ship into the shelter of Crowdy Bay w...ART23585
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Crew bail out!
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
A chaotic scene inside a burning bomber captures crew members as they attempt escape. In this work Adams draws on his own experience of a crash landing: "The aircraft rolled completely over as it cras...ART25693
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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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Dornier Flying Boat
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
A number of these Dornier DO 24 aircraft were flown to Australia by their Dutch naval pilots from the Netherland East Indies after the Japanese invasion of Java and Sumatra. Those which survived the f...ART21468
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Down through the night
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
The pilot of a stricken aircraft who has just bailed out. Having exited head-first out of the escape hatch, he is free falling in the glare of searchlights. His right hand grips the rip cord handle r...ART22192
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Fire at Sea
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
HMAS Moresby escorting SS Wang Lee on to anchorage on the north coast of NSW in October 1942. While in a north bound convoy from Sydney, the "Wang Lee On", fully laden with valuable war material, catc...ART23442
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High Pressure Turbine, Sydney
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
A sailor working on the high pressure turbine in a ship's engine room, Sydney.ART26551
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HMAS "SWAN"
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
H.M.A.S "Swan" could put up a pretty effective anti-aircraft fire and did so during the first and heavy raid on Darwin. She was damaged during that raid by a near miss which burst alongside, to starbo...ART22240
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Marauders - American Aircraft
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
Two of the formidable type of American medium bomber undergoing overhauls in one of the big "igloo" type hangars of 4 U.S Depot, Townsville. These aircraft were units of a group which did magnificent ...ART22238
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Night Prang
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
Three figures run for cover as flames erupt from a crashing aircraft. The artist refers to making this painting in direct response to his experience of being in a plane crash in correspondence to the ...ART26046
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Opening fire, HMAS Warramunga
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
One of Australia's three Tribal Class destroyers at battle practise and opening fire with her main armament.ART23687
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Seaplane, Sikorsky Kingfisher, and RAN cruisers
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
Depicts Sikorsky-Kingfisher float-plane flying over HMAS 'Australia'. This work was started during the two weeks that Adams was in Richmond and Rathmines and was later finished in Sydney.ART26928
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Seaward patrol, Catalina flying boat
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
The pilot and co-pilot are at the controls in the big cabin of a Catalina flying boat. Overhead one of the 1,200 horse power motors is turning the airscrew into a flicking disc.ART22336
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Ship bearing red ten
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
Wooden sculpture of a seaman at the helm. Ship bearing red ten was commissioned in 1967, at the suggestion of the sculptor, for the new extensions to the main building at the Australian War Memorial....ART27624
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Ship's Prow
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
A sketch from above the ships bow, the USS "Chester" a heavy cruiser commissioned in 1930 and used throughout the Second World War and then de-commissioned from service in 1946.ART23587
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Squadron Leader Frederick Burton at the controls of an Anson
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
Squadron Leader Frederick Elgar Burton DFC, was an RAAF pilot who come to Australia on special duties. He won the DFC for being the first man to shoot down a German aircraft. The drawing shows Burton ...ART21528
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Starting up, 'Boston' attack bomber
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
Depicts the engine on a Boston bomber starting up from the 22 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force.ART22337
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The Beach Head, Oro Bay
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
The principal advance base for the invasion of Lae and Salamaua. The Dutch steamer, "Bantum" is seen, partly submerged, on the left. The Dutch ship "Jansens" is seen at anchor on the right, having jus...ART23446
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The Bomb Aimer
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
The bomb aimer is poised, ready to make his target during a nighttime raid. This subject fascinated Adams, his work often features pilots engaged in the act of their service.ART25692
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The First Lieutenant, HMAS "Moresby"
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
First Lieutenant George A Johns, HMAS Moresby, was "seagoing" or in other words he was a Naval Reserve Officer in the Merchant Service, who at the outbreak of the war had been called up for service wi...ART21483
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The Quartermaster, HMAS Warrego
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
Quartermaster of the "Warrego" at the wheel, while in the chart room behind him, the officer of the watch checks the chart.ART22363
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The Second Day
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
Two air crew wearing 'Mae West' life jackets in a two-man inflatable life raft at sea.ART22190
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The Tail Gunner
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
External view of tail gunner in rear turret of Handley Page Halifax bomber. This is a Boulton Paul Type E turret with four 0.303 inch machine guns. This work is part of a series by Adams that explores...ART25694
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US Tug
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
The "James Wallace" was a well known tug in Sydney and other Australian ports. She was bought by the US Army and became a member of the "Small Ship Section.ART23448
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"Van Heenskerk"
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
S.S Van Heenskerk was hit by a Japanese bomb in Milne Bay, and although not actually beached, she was taken close inshore and both anchors dropped. Despite heroic attempts by the crew and that of HMAS...ART22325
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War Correspondent
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
Depicts a portrait of Melbourne Pratt, War Correspondent Sydney Morning Herald, typing a despatch to his paper one evening at the Public Relations cottage at Port Moresby.ART21503
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Wirraways in Flight
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
Three Australian-built Wirraways in 'Vic' flight formation above the NSW Coast.ART28724
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X gun, 4" gun on HMAS Swan
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
One of the three 4-inch guns which form the main armament of this RAN Slooth. The designation "X" is derived from the breach mechanism of the mounting on "X" deck which in British naval ships is a rai...ART22298