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Air Crew Europe Star : Flying Officer R J Harding, 466 Squadron, RAAF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Air Crew Europe Star with France and Germany clasp. Medal unnamed as issued.REL32923.002
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A photograph of the grave of 411829 Sergeant John McDonald Rankin, 6 Advanced Flying Unit, who ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
A photograph of the grave of 411829 Sergeant John McDonald Rankin, 6 Advanced Flying Unit, who enlisted in Sydney, NSW, on 25 May 1941 and was accidentally killed in the United Kingdom on 21 August 19...P04310.026
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A 458 Squadron (RAAF) Vickers Wellington Mk XIV, F for Freddy, serial NB891, in flight over ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
A 458 Squadron (RAAF) Vickers Wellington Mk XIV, F for Freddy, serial NB891, in flight over Italy. The Mk XIV Wellingtons were converted for maritime use and carried a radome conversion in the nose, w...P09483.003
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British bombers have carried out over 1,600 raids on Germany up to May 1941
Art
Maker: Unknown
This British war poster depicts Vickers Wellington bombers in action.ARTV08564
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Cawley, Cecil Colin (Warrant Officer, b.1918 - d.1961)
Private Record
Maker: Cawley, Cecil Colin Unknown
Papers of 33868 Air Gunner Cecil Colin Cawley, 460 Squadron. Included is Cawley's RAAF logbook covering 1944-1945. It notes the dates of the flights, the aircraft type, the pilot, the length of the fl...PR03165
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Crew of Wellington Mk XIV bomber NB891 of 458 Squadron, RAAF. The message on the verso of the ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Crew of Wellington Mk XIV bomber NB891 of 458 Squadron, RAAF. The message on the verso of the photographs reads "Henry, Johnny, self, Bert, Lew, Tony with our plane F". The 'self' is pilot Flying Offi...P09483.002
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Decorated aircraft 'nose art' fabric : Flying Officer R Leftwich DFC, RAAF, 142 Squadron, RAF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Rectangular shaped painted aircraft fabric 'nose art' from the forward left fuselage of Vickers Wellington Mark X bomber serial number LP 209 'J for Johnny' of 142 Squadron Royal Air Force (RAF). The...REL30874
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414052 Flight Sergeant Harold Charles Leeton Mackintosh piloting a Wellington Aircraft. These ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
414052 Flight Sergeant Harold Charles Leeton Mackintosh piloting a Wellington Aircraft. These images were taken from the bomb aimer's position. A carrier of Biloela, Harold enlisted on 20 July 1941 a...P05887.026
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Group portrait of crew of 466 Squadron RAAF under the nose of their Wellington aircraft 'Y' ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Group portrait of crew of 466 Squadron RAAF under the nose of their Wellington aircraft 'Y' Yorker, around the time of the Hamburg raids. Identified, left to right: Geoff Coombes, Pilot; 414121 Pilot ...P03860.001
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Group portrait of 'Our Gang' - Robert Johnston, Norman Kobelke, James Courtney, William Graham ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Group portrait of 'Our Gang' - Robert Johnston, Norman Kobelke, James Courtney, William Graham and Jack Dyson. 402360 Sergeant (Sgt) Robert Johnston of Turramurra, NSW, was killed on 8 December 1941, ...P10862.003
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Group portrait of RAAF Servicemen standing in front of a Wellington Bomber, taken as a publicity ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Group portrait of RAAF Servicemen standing in front of a Wellington Bomber, taken as a publicity photograph to accompany a reporter's story. Identified from Left to Right are: 402223 Flight Sergeant (...P03490.002
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Group portrait of the crew of "K" for Kitty, a Vickers Wellington bomber of 458 Squadron RAAF ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Group portrait of the crew of "K" for Kitty, a Vickers Wellington bomber of 458 Squadron RAAF after a raid. Identified, left to right: 404455 Sergeant (Sgt) James Howard "Rupe" Holmes, captain of Bris...P05660.001
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Group portrait of the flight crew of Vickers Wellington Aircraft, "L for Leather", 458 Squadron. ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Group portrait of the flight crew of Vickers Wellington Aircraft, "L for Leather", 458 Squadron. Identified, third from left to ninth from left, are: 404432 Sergeant (Sgt) James Holliday; 404216 Sgt J...P11259.002
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Informal group portrait of members of the ground crew of No 460 Squadron standing under the nose ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Informal group portrait of members of the ground crew of No 460 Squadron standing under the nose of the Vickers Wellington bomber aircraft UV-G (G for George). Left to right: unknown, unknown, unknown...P03394.001
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Loading up at dusk
Art
Maker: Unknown
This British war poster shows a photograph of airmen loading bombs into a Vickers Wellington bomber. The caption reads: 'One of the new 2,000-LB. super high-explosive bombs ready for yet another raid ...ARTV08661
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Low level bombsight computer Mark III : Royal Air Force
Technology
Maker: Unknown
Mechanical computer comprising a box shape with a cut out window with a perspex cover. Interior of box is fitted with a roller with a printed paper guide allowing user to dial in height and speed. The...REL/07221.001
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'Mae West' 1941 flap life jacket : Flight Lieutenant T E W Howes, RAAF, 70 Squadron RAF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Yellow Air Ministry 1941 pattern Mae West flap life waistcoat of yellow cotton twill, fitted with inflatable internal bladders in a stole pattern at the chest and neck. The lower right front of the wa...REL34346
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Neal, Victor Henry (Flying Officer, b.1922 - d.2008)
Private Record
Maker: Commonwealth of Australia Unknown Various
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 410008 Flying Officer Victor Henry Neal, No. 460 Squadron (RAAF), United Kingdom and Australia, 1941-1949. Collection consists of: Folder 1: - ...AWM2017.765.3
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Photographs, Geoffrey Vernon Leicester
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
11 British Air Ministry duplicate prints annotated on the reverse by 430661 Warrant Officer (WO) Geoffrey Vernon Leicester in the Royal Australian Air Force. The originals of these images are held in ...P12719
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RAF Station Leconfield, England. c. 1943. The crew of Wellington LN289 standing under the nose of ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
RAF Station Leconfield, England. c. 1943. The crew of Wellington LN289 standing under the nose of their aircraft which has the nose art painting of a kangaroo smacking Adolf Hitler up a flight of stai...P03179.001
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'R for Robert on Slipway'
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
'R for Robert on Slipway'. R for Robert was a Wellington Bomber which flew during the early years of the Second World War, successfully completing 14 missions. The aircraft was then reassigned for tra...P06578.004
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See How Your Salvage Helps a Bomber
Art
Maker: Unknown H.M. Stationery Office Wm. Brown & Co. Ltd.
During the Second World War, to lighten the pressures of production for civil resources and thus allow greater resources to be pulled into war-related production, most governments around the world put...ARTV03407
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See how your salvage helps a bomber: scrap metal, waste paper, waste rubber, bones
Art
Maker: Unknown H.M. Stationery Office Rickards, Gordon Francis Bute
Depicting a Vickers Wellington bomber, this poster is designed to show the value of waste metal, waste paper, waste rubber and bones in the making of a bomber aircraft. This poster was all part of a s...ARTV01481
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1939-45 Star : Flying Officer R J Harding, 466 Squadron, RAAF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
1939-45 Star. Unnamed as issued.REL32923.001
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Studio portrait of 402760 Flying Officer (FO) Frederick Thomas Breen, 460 Squadron, RAAF, of ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Studio portrait of 402760 Flying Officer (FO) Frederick Thomas Breen, 460 Squadron, RAAF, of Rockdale, NSW. Formerly a press photographer, FO Breen enlisted at Sydney, NSW, on 14 October 1940 and afte...P07805.001
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Studio portrait of 416918 Pilot Officer Wilfred Wilson Alexander who was a 32 year old salesman ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Studio portrait of 416918 Pilot Officer Wilfred Wilson Alexander who was a 32 year old salesman from Adelaide, South Australia when he enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) on 8 November 1...P07159.171
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Studio portrait of 400014 Sergeant (Sgt) Desmond Ernest George Denier, 149 Squadron, RAAF, from ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Studio portrait of 400014 Sergeant (Sgt) Desmond Ernest George Denier, 149 Squadron, RAAF, from Wentworth, NSW. Sgt Denier enlisted on 28 April 1940. He was killed with his entire crew during operatio...P03584.001
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Studio portrait of 402612 Sergeant (Sgt) Wallace Hugh Sams, of Bombala, New South Wales. Sgt ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Studio portrait of 402612 Sergeant (Sgt) Wallace Hugh Sams, of Bombala, New South Wales. Sgt Sams enlisted on 16 September 1940 and served as a wireless airgunner (WAG) in Wellington aircraft with 46...P06509.001
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The forward fuselage of a Wellington Mark X bomber of No 142 Squadron RAF (LP 209 - J), showing ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
The forward fuselage of a Wellington Mark X bomber of No 142 Squadron RAF (LP 209 - J), showing the forward gun turret with twin .303 inch Browning machine guns. The forward turret was unmanned and se...P03978.001
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Water sterilizing outfit : Flying Officer T E W Howes, RAAF, 70 Squadron RAF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Water sterilizing outfit contained in a square tin plated steel box with a black painted lid marked in white lettering 'STERILIZING OUTFIT FOR USE WITH WATER BOTTLES/ KEEP DRY'. The lid also has the n...REL34357