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No 2 Bombardment Squardron RAAF, Darwin [Hudson bomber pulling away from mast-high attack]
Art
Maker: Hodgkinson, Roy
Attack on 5000 tons Japanese cargo ship in Bay of Ambon. On this occasion five bombers attacked five ships, each bomber selecting a ship. Two made direct hits - one of them, an ammunition ship, blew u...ART22730
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No. 455 Squadron Beaufighters attacking shipping off Norway, 1944
Art
Maker: Honisett, Ray
Part of an anti-shipping strike wing of Coastal Command, No. 455 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, became highly skilled in this role in sweeps along the French, Belgium and Dutch coasts. In Octob...ART27629
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No. 454 Squadron pilot climbing out after bombing raid
Art
Maker: Moore, Alan
Showing a pilot of No. 454 Squadron of the Royal Australian Air Force climbing from his cockpit after returning from a bombing raid on a site in north west Yugoslavia.ART25722
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Notes on aerial warfare over Port Darwin, 4th April 1942
Art
Maker: Hodgkinson, Roy
Aerial warfare over Port Darwin. U.S. Air Corps, 5 Fighter Command of 49 Group, 9 Squadron, went up to meet a force of Japanese bombers and Zero fighters. The 14th Australian Anti-Aircraft Battery fir...ART29708
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Nowland, Raymond Waller (Flight Lieutenant, b.1917 – d.1980)
Private Record
Maker: Nowland, Raymond Waller
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 406366 Flight Lieutenant Raymond Waller Nowland, 84 Squadron and 1579 Calibration Flight, Royal Australian Air Force, Australia, United Kingdom, ...PR04172
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Opas, Athol Louis (Sergeant, b.1920 - d.1942)
Private Record
Maker: Opas, Athol Louis
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 400354 Sergeant Athol Louis Opas, 458 Squadron and 108 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, Canada, England and Egypt, 1940-1942. Wallet 1 of ...PR04955
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Over Ambon, No. 2 General Reconnaissance Squadron
Art
Maker: Hodgkinson, Roy
On this operation new tactics were used on enemy shipping in the Bay of Ambon. The painting shows a tangle of Lockheed Hudson bombers, No 2 General Reconnaissance Squadron and Mitsubishi A6M Reisen '...ART22733
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Painting, William James (Flying Officer, b.1919 - d.2013)
Private Record
Maker: Painting, William James Thompson, Daryl
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 423863 Flying Officer William James ‘Bill’ Painting, 320 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, Australia, Canada, England, Belgium and Germany, 1...PR04560
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Path of the kamikaze
Art
Maker: Norton, Frank
Depicting damage to funnel of ship caused by Japanese kamikaze aircraft (possibly HMAS Australia); campaign warship, anti-aircraft defences;ART23056
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Pilots arriving for early morning gaggle, Italy
Art
Maker: Moore, Alan
Depicts a group of three unidentified pilots No.3 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), leaving a truck near the North American P-51 Mustang fighters for an early morning 'gaggle'. 'Gaggle' is ...ART24344
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Porteous, James Keith (Corporal, b.1922 - d.2009)
Private Record
Maker: Porteous, James Keith
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 20017 Corporal James Keith 'Jim' Porteous, 453 Squadron and 61 Operational Base Unit, Royal Australian Air Force, Australia, Malaya, the Netherla...PR04762
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Prentice, Ronald Herbert (Flight Lieutenant, b.1920 - d.2015)
Private Record
Maker: Prentice, Ronald Herbert
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 420265 Flight Lieutenant Ronald Herbert Prentice, 461 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom, 1942-1945. ...PR04205
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Presentation Aircraft plaque : Nuffield Organisation
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Cast alloy plaque mounted on a bevelled oak board. The plaque, bordered by a silver patterned frame, features at the top RAF wings with a 'W' in the centre and the word 'MERIT' underneath. The text re...REL33297
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RAAF Beaufighters in action with RAAF air crews
Art
Maker: Unknown Joint Army-RAAF Recruiting Committe Unknown
recruitment; recruiting poster depicting Beaufighters in action over an island, appealing for men to enlist as air crewARTV04281
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RAAF Catalina's taking off
Art
Maker: Dargie, William
Aircraft pictured taking off from Port Moresby, New Guinea in the evening to bomb Gasmata, New Britain.ART21331
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RAAF convoy busters
Film
Maker: Cinesound
Cinesound news item featuring an attack on enemy shipping by Bristol Beaufighters of No. 455 Squadron RAAF. Commentator also mentions RAF pilots attacking enemy rocket sites. A few shots of pilots and...F02015
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RAAF Kittyhawks bombing Japanese positions
Art
Maker: Moore, Alan
RAAF Kittyhawks bombing Japanese positions. No.76 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) fighter bombers were the first aircraft to operate from Monote airstrip, which was captured from the Japan...ART22274
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RAAF Kittyhawk Squadron at Milne Bay, August-September 1942
Art
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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Rae, John Patrick Thomson (Warrant Officer, b.1917-d.1973)
Private Record
Maker: Rae, John Patrick Thomson
Collection relating to the Second World War service of A5107 Warrant Officer John Patrick Thomson Rae, No. 3 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), Egypt, Libya and Italy, 1941-1944. Wallet 1 o...PR05749
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RAF flying artillery (CBS 1)
Film
Maker: RAF Film Unit
Inaccessable army targets such as the Panzer Group HQ, radiolocation stations, armoured transport well behind the lines, enemy gun positions, observation posts, such as the factory chimneys north of C...F02625