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Burma. 2 March 1945. A RAF Douglas C47 Dakota transport aircraft drops supplies by parachute to ...
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Burma. 2 March 1945. A RAF Douglas C47 Dakota transport aircraft drops supplies by parachute to troops of the British 14th Army on a bridgehead south of the Irrawaddy River, while the battle for Manda...P02491.131
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Burma. 2 March 1945. While the British 14th Army troops were advancing on Mandalay, which they ...
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Burma. 2 March 1945. While the British 14th Army troops were advancing on Mandalay, which they captured, thousands of pounds of supplies were dropped to them by RAF Douglas C47 Dakota transport aircra...P02491.132
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Burma. 1 May 1945. Hundreds of parachutes were left on the ground by the paratroops who landed by ...
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Burma. 1 May 1945. Hundreds of parachutes were left on the ground by the paratroops who landed by them during the invasion. Paratroops of South East Asia Command landed from the air on strategic point...P02491.062
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Burma. 1 May 1945. Parachutes slowly falling in the sky, suspending paratroops who landed at ...
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Burma. 1 May 1945. Parachutes slowly falling in the sky, suspending paratroops who landed at strategic points around the town and port of Rangoon, the capital of Burma. The paratroops of South East As...P02491.061
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Burma. 2 September 1944. To maintain troops serving behind enemy lines, RAAF pilots and aircrew ...
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Burma. 2 September 1944. To maintain troops serving behind enemy lines, RAAF pilots and aircrew make frequent daily trips in RAF Douglas C47 Dakota transport aircraft to drop supplies by parachute.P02491.121
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Cairns, Qld. 1944-09-25. Portrait of 266505 Flight Lieutenant T. G. Britton of Ariah Park, NSW, ...
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Cairns, Qld. 1944-09-25. Portrait of 266505 Flight Lieutenant T. G. Britton of Ariah Park, NSW, adjutant of No. 41 (Transport Sea) Squadron RAAF which operates Martin PBM Mariner flying boats on trans...NEA0574
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Captain Henry Nicholls
Art
Maker: Mainwaring, Geoffrey
Portrait depicting Captain Henry William Nicholls MC (NX15737) 'Z' Special Unit (formerly of 1st Australian Parachute Battalion and 2/1st Australian Pioneer Battalion). Served in Benghazi and Tobruk, ...ART24249
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Cast away
Film
Maker: Willard Pictures
A United States Navy training film produced for the Bureau Of Aeronautics by Willard Pictures on survival at sea for downed aircrew.F02297
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Chaklala, India. September 1943. Two mules wearing general service pattern pack saddles, with ...
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Chaklala, India. September 1943. Two mules wearing general service pattern pack saddles, with breeching and cruppers inside an aircraft during a supply dropping experiment. The canvas on the floor is...P02586.001
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Chest pack parachute harness : RAAF / RAF
Heraldry
Maker: The Irvin Air Chute Co Inc
Parachute harness with white cotton webbing straps for the arms, chest and legs leading to a four point central front, chromed metal, harness lock. This lock is marked with an arrow and the words 'TUR...REL24039
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Cocos Islands. C. 1945-08. Following the Japanese surrender, RAF heavy bomber aircraft dropped ...
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Cocos Islands. C. 1945-08. Following the Japanese surrender, RAF heavy bomber aircraft dropped much-needed medical supplies to Allied prisoner of war camps in the Dutch East Indies and Singapore area....SUK14678
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Coomalie Creek, NT. 20 January 1943. Crew members of No. 31 (Beaufighter) Squadron RAAF, still ...
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Coomalie Creek, NT. 20 January 1943. Crew members of No. 31 (Beaufighter) Squadron RAAF, still wearing their parachute equipment in front of their aircraft after returning from a mission over Timor. L...NWA0045
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Corporal Barry Ingate and a US Army sergeant make sure the load inside this Caribou of the RAAF ...
Photograph
Maker: Henderson, Kevin Bruce
Corporal Barry Ingate and a US Army sergeant make sure the load inside this Caribou of the RAAF Transport Flight Vietnam (RTFV) is ready for an air drop. The parachute attached to this load is on top ...P05583.065
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Cowper, Robert Barson (Squadron Leader), DFC and bar; McCall, Katharine (Corporal)
Private Record
Maker: Cowper, Robert Barson McCall, Katharine Various
Collection relating to 407666 Squadron Leader Robert Cowper, 456 Squadron and his fiancee (later wife) 422366 Corporal Katharine McCall, WAAF. It comprises correspondence between Cowper and McCall, ...PR03428
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CRETE, 1941-05-20. GERMAN PARACHUTES OVER SUDA BAY DURING THE INVASION.
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CRETE, 1941-05-20. GERMAN PARACHUTES OVER SUDA BAY DURING THE INVASION.128432
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CRETE, 1941-05-20. GERMAN PARACHUTE TROOPS OVER SUDA BAY DURING THE INVASION.
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CRETE, 1941-05-20. GERMAN PARACHUTE TROOPS OVER SUDA BAY DURING THE INVASION.128433
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Crete, 1941-05-20. German paratroops, part of the German airborne invasion of Crete, parachuting ...
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Crete, 1941-05-20. German paratroops, part of the German airborne invasion of Crete, parachuting onto the village of Suda. Sunken British shipping can be seen in Suda Bay and a burning Junkers JU52 is...134876
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CRETE, MAY 1941. THE BATTLE OF CRETE. GERMAN PARACHUTE TROOPS BEING LANDED FROM TROOP-CARRYING ...
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CRETE, MAY 1941. THE BATTLE OF CRETE. GERMAN PARACHUTE TROOPS BEING LANDED FROM TROOP-CARRYING PLANES IN CRETE. VIEW OVER HERAKLION AND MALEME AERODROME. THE LARGE BLACK BLOBS ARE PARACHUTES AND THE B...P00149.004
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DAGUA, NEW GUINEA, 1944-02. PARACHUTE BOMBS BEING DROPPED ON THE JAPANESE AIRFIELD.
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DAGUA, NEW GUINEA, 1944-02. PARACHUTE BOMBS BEING DROPPED ON THE JAPANESE AIRFIELD.108781
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DAGUA, NEW GUINEA, 1944-02. PARACHUTE BOMBS BEING DROPPED ON THE JAPANESE AIRFIELD.
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DAGUA, NEW GUINEA, 1944-02. PARACHUTE BOMBS BEING DROPPED ON THE JAPANESE AIRFIELD.108782