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Peter Churcher, Official Artist: The War Against Terrorism

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Paintings by Peter Churcher as official artist for the Australian War Memorial

  • Street scene, Bahrain ART91765
  • The hangar, HMAS Kanimbla ART91756
  • The RBS-70 afternoon watch, HMAS Kanimbla ART91761
  • Study for “The operations room, HMAS Kanimbla” ART91785
  • Operations room, HMAS Kanimbla ART91755
  • The bridge, HMAS Adelaide ART91757
  • Escorted ship, Persian Gulf ART91763
  • Boarding party, HMAS Kanimbla ART91758
  • Interior of cabin in Iraqi smugglers’ ship, Persian Gulf ART91759
  • Preparing to tow the smuggling ship back into shore ART91783
  • Towing the smuggling ship ART91782
  • End of night watch shift, 6.30 am, HMAS Kanimbla ART91776
  • Alert 15, two-deck café, HMAS Kanimbla ART91754
  • Darkened ship, HMAS Kanimbla ART91768
  • Bosun’s office, HMAS Kanimbla ART91781
  • Engine room one, HMAS Kanimbla, study for “Stoker in engine room one, HMAS Kanimbla” ART91778
  • Engine room two, HMAS Kanimbla, study for “Stoker in engine room one, HMAS Kanimbla” ART91779
  • Stoker in engine room one, HMAS Kanimbla ART91767
  • The mess, HMAS Kanimbla ART91780
  • Arrival of supplies, HMAS Kanimbla ART91786
  • “Jack” Daniels ART91787
  • Sailor Fraser, HMAS Kanimbla ART91772
  • Sleeping “birdy”, HMAS Kanimbla ART91769
  • Messman “Jacko”, HMAS Kanimbla ART91762
  • The haircut, HMAS Kanimbla ART91773
  • Corporal McKelvie, RAAF, Diego Garcia ART91750
  • Stoker Emma Conway: the engine room, HMAS Kanimbla ART91771
  • Sailor Dunn, HMAS KanimblaART91766
  • HMAS Kanimbla alongside, Port Rashid, Dubai ART91770
  • The bridge, HMAS Kanimbla ART91784
  • Two “birdies” itemising spare parts for the helicopter in the hangar, HMAS Kanimbla ART91777
  • Sleeping guy in “helo” [helicopter], HMAS Kanimbla ART91752
  • Sitting inside the helicopter, HMAS Kanimbla ART91753
  • Flying officers’ morning meeting with the commanding officer in the operations room, Diego Garcia ART91788
  • On alert: flightline room, Diego Garcia ART91789
  • On alert: operations room: Flying Commander “Acko”, Diego Garcia ART91790
  • “Junior”, Flying Officer Jordan Sander, Diego Garcia ART91749
  • Two fighter pilots rigging up during a scramble, Diego Garcia ART91751
  • American B-52 bombers returning from, and arming for, sorties into Afghanistan ART91775
  • The Australian Hornets (F/A-18s) out on the flightline 7.30 am, Diego Garcia ART91748
  • Hornet on flightline at night, Diego Garcia ART91764
  • “Macka” sleeping in tent, Diego Garcia ART91760
  • View of lagoon from the eastern side of the island, Diego Garcia ART91774
  • Tent city, Diego Garcia, 9.00 pm – 1.00 am ART91747
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Last updated: 24 May 2023

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