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"Mischief", a P-40M from No. 2 O.T.U., whose lack of garment led the CO. to order her dressed up. (via Eric Nicolle). |
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A29-629 "Cleopatra III", a P-4ON from No. 80 Squadron. Carrying 1,000-lb. bombs, the aircraft is seen flown by Group Captain G.C. Atherton over Noemfoor Island in 1945. (via Frank Smith).
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Squadron Leader J.L. Waddy of No. 80 Squadron leaving the cockpit of his Kittyhawk IV (P-40N-20-CU, ex 43-23542). S/Ldr Waddy had previously destroyed 15'A German aircraft while serving in North Africa. (Australian War Memorial).
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P-4ON's from No. 80 Squadron being bombed up at Noemfoor on 10 November 1944. (via Frank Smith).
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Formation of Kittyhawk IV's from No. 84 Squadron over Horn Island in 1944. (via Frank Smith).
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A29-361, a Kittyhawk III from No. 76 Squadron being serviced at Los Negros in 1944. (via Frank Smith).
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A30-5 a Douglas DC-2 acquired by the British Purchasing Commission in the U.S.A. The aircraft was an ex Eastern Air Lines' DC-2 (NC13737). (RAAF Official).
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A32-2, an impressed Percival Vega Gull (ex VH-ACA), photographed at No. 6 E.F.T.S. (Elementary Flying Training School), Tamworth, on 7 October 1940. (via Frank Smith).
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A31-7, the impressed D.H. 86A VH-UZX previously owned by W. R. Carpenter & Co. While this aircraft bears an Australian identification number, it is seen here when operated by No. 1 Air Ambulance Unit, RAAF, in the Middle East. (RAAF Official)
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Previously operated by Guinea Airways as VH-UUO, this D.H.E Dragon Rapide became A33-1 when impressed into the RAAF on 2 July 1940. (Australian War Memorial).
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A34-13, the second D.H.84 built for the RAAF by the de Havilland Aircraft Pty Ltd. Post-war this aircraft was operated by the Australian Department of Health. (Australian War Memorial).
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Douglas Dolphin from No. 4 Communication Unit. Ex NC14286, this aircraft received the identification number A35-1 when taken on charge by the RAAF on 17 June 1940. (RAAF Official).
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A35-3, ex NC982Y, seen at Mascot, N.S.W., in 1946. (via Al Bovelt).
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Albeit of poor quality this photograph is of particular interest as it illustrates a rare bird: A44-1, ex VH-UOW of Guinea Airways. After being impressed into the RAAF on 19 February 1942, this Junkers G 31ge was fitted out as an ambulance aircraft at No. 1 A.D. but, on 31 October 1942, it was damaged beyond repair. (RAAF Official).
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A50-2, one of thirty-four Ryan S-T-M's absorbed into the RAAF in 1942. Previously this aircraft bore the serial S-31 and was operated by the Royal Netherland Indies Army Air Corps. (Australian War Memorial).
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Armorers of No. 83 Squadron cleaning the starboard cannon of a CA-12 Boomerang at Millingimbi Island, 21 November 1943. (Australian War Memorial). |
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A46-14, a CA-12 Boomerang from No. 83 Squadron, after running off the strip and ending in a drainage ditch at Coomalie, N.T. (Northern Territory) (via Frank Smith). |
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Formation of CA-13 Boomerangs from No. 5 Squadron over Northern Queensland in 1944. (via Frank Smith).
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