Townsville, Qld. 1944-04-11. US Fifth Air Force Service Command at Garbutt airfield. RAAF ...

Place Oceania: Australia, Queensland, North Queensland, Townsville
Accession Number NEA0441
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Harrison, John Thomas
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Townsville, Qld. 1944-04-11. US Fifth Air Force Service Command at Garbutt airfield. RAAF armourers being trained in the operation and maintenance of a Sperry ball turret from a B-24 Liberator aircraft. The turret is supported in an instructional frame. Shown: 129666 Aircraftman 1 (AC1) R. L. Draper of Ascot Vale, Vic (in turret); 27789 Sergeant Lloyd C. Jury of Mile End, SA (behind AC1 Draper); 124296 AC1 Fred H. Cooper of Toowoomba, Qld. Standing, from left: 2286 Warrant Officer J. A. Michell of Warburton, Vic; Captain C. Dunlap of San Antonio, Texas; Pilot Officer N. A. Champion of Melbourne, Vic. The RAAF armourers are being trained in the maintenance of B-24 turrets prior to the RAAF's acquisition of B-24s.