SPITFIRE FIGHTERS, FORMATION EXERCISE, MAYBE "PHOTO CALL," PROBABLY AT NO. 2 OPERATIONAL TRAINING ...

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Accession Number AC0123
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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SPITFIRE FIGHTERS, FORMATION EXERCISE, MAYBE "PHOTO CALL," PROBABLY AT NO. 2 OPERATIONAL TRAINING UNIT MILDURA (VIC). PILOTS NAMES UNKNOWN. NEAREST CAMERA IS A58-402. BECAUSE OF CONGESTION WITH THREE FIGHTER AIRCRAFT TYPES (SPITFIRE, KITTYHAWK, BOOMERANG) OPERATING AT NO. 2 OPERATIONAL TRAINING UNIT, THE SPITFIRE COMPONENT WAS RE-LOCATED TO BECOME NO. 8 OPERATIONAL TRAINING UNIT AT PARKES (NSW) CIRCA 1944.