Photograph

ABOARD THE T.S.S AWATEA, WELLINGTON, ON 22ND FEBRUARY 1941. BOUND FOR CANADA WITH NO.8 COURSE OF THE EMPIRE AIR TRAINING SCHEME. REAR, LEFT TO RIGHT: BILL GOWING & HARRY FARLEY. CENTRE, LEFT TO RIGHT:...

P00270.015

Photograph

Maker: Unknown Canadian Official Photographer

A CANADIAN GUN SECTION ON A HONG KONG HILLSIDE. JAPANESE OCCUPIED CHINA IS THROUGH THE GAP IN THE HILLS IN BACKGROUND.

010797

Photograph

1944-08-17. AERIAL STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE CANADIAN CARGO VESSEL TEGEMANI PARK. A 4 INCH MARK XIX GUN IS MOUNTED ON THE STERN WITH AN AA ROCKET LAUNCHER ABOVE IT. A 12 POUNDER AA GUN IS IN THE BOWS...

304032

Photograph

A group of airmen from New South Wales recently received their wings at No. 7 Service Flying Training School at Mcleod Alberta as Leading Aircraftmen (LAC) in the Commonwealth Air Training Plan. Iden...

P00048.114

Photograph

A GROUP OF RAAF EMPIRE AIR TRAINING SCHEME (EATS) TRAINEES BOUND FOR CANADA ON THE SS AORANGI. LEFT TO RIGHT: AIRCRAFTMAN(AC) R. L. HEBRON, AC OWEN S. FILMER, 403169 AC, LATER FLIGHT SERGEANT ATHOL RI...

P01270.001

Photograph

Maker: Unknown Canadian Official Photographer

A group of Sergeants of the RAAF are pictured as they were embarking from an East Canadian port; judged by their smiles, they are happy to be doing so. Identified, left to right, Front row: Probably 3...

P00048.104

Photograph

Maker: Department of Information Unknown Australian Official Photographer

A group portrait of RAAF aircrew trainees wearing their lifebelts shortly after they had boarded the troopship taking them to Canada to complete their training under the Empire Air Training Scheme.

004154

Photograph

Maker: Department of Information Unknown Australian Official Photographer

A happy group of RAAF aircrew trainees wave from the deck of the troop transport as they leave Australia for advanced flying training in Canada.

005928

Photograph

Alberta, Canada. Pilot Officer Johnstone of Townsville, Qld; Sergeant (Sgt) Walton; Sgt A. C. Gardener of Kelso, Tas; PO E. J. O'Donnell of 28 Plymouth Avenue, Devon Park, SA; Sgt R. J. Baxter of Kilk...

SUK11774

Photograph

Alberta, Canada. Portrait of Sergeant A. W. Evans of 4 Gully St, Clarence Park, SA, taken at passing out ceremony of air crew who trained at Penhold.

SUK11771

Photograph

Alberta, Canada. Portrait of Sergeant C. A. Walton of 13 Temora St, Cootamundra, NSW, taken at passing out ceremony of air crew who trained at Penhold.

SUK11772

Photograph

Alberta, Canada. Portrait of Sergeant T. G. Johnston, of 45 Ninth Avenue, Railway Estate, Townsville, Qld, now a Pilot Officer, taken at passing out ceremony of air crew who trained at Penhold.

SUK11773

Sound

Maker: Irvine, Albert Ray Fincher, John Farram

Background, family and employment before joining the RAAF; he had initially applied to the AIF but was not accepted on medical grounds. In 1942 he went to Calgary, Canada, to be part of the Empire Air...

S02854

Sound

Maker: Irvine, Albert Ray Irvine, Albert Ray

Irvine discusses his training in Australia, Canada and Waddington in England before posting to 214 Squadron flying Stirlings and then B-17s specially equipped with radar jamming devices to protect the...

S02855

Photograph

Album containing 99 black and white photographs, relating to the service of 422768 Flying Officer (FO) Roy Frederick Turner, 570 Squadron RAAF, whilst in training at the No.2 Wireless Air Gunners Scho...

P08216

Art

Maker: Ministere des services nationaux de guerre

Canadian propaganda poster featuring a cartoon of a beaver, representing Canada, rushing to join a fight with a lion, representing Britain. Both have their swords drawn. This item has been digitised ...

ARTV02579

Art

Maker: Aldwinckle, Eric Department of National War Services Department of Public Information

This poster was one of a number produced by Canadian artist Eric Aldwinckle during the Second World War. Also printed with English text, this poster depicts a man's muscular arm wielding a hammer, tha...

ARTV02467

Photograph

Maker: Department of Information Unknown Australian Official Photographer

A member of the Returned Services League (RSL), in dark suit, with happy RAAF aircrew trainees on the deck shortly after their embarkation on the troopship taking them to Canada to complete their trai...

004152

Photograph

ANHOLT, DENMARK, 1944-08. FOUR SURVIVING MEMBERS OF THE CREW OF A BRITISH BOMBER WHICH CRASHED INTO THE KATTEGAT. THE FOUR - FLYING OFFICER WILDE, THE CANADIAN CAPTAIN; TWO ENGLISHMEN AND AN AUSTRALIA...

P00706.008

Art

Maker: Warner, R Malcolm

Avro Anson training planes at No.10 Air Observers School, a unit of the Empire Air Training Scheme (EATS), through which many trainees of the Royal Australian Air Force passed, on the tarmac ready to ...

ART21983