10 Sqn (AWM 042259) - Australia in World War Two
AWM Caption: Pembroke Dock, Wales. A short Sunderland flying-boat of Coastal Command sets out on patrol. This particular aircraft is flown by No. 10 Squadron, RAAF, operating with the coastal command. The squ... More
18 Sqn (AWM P02769-001) - Australia in World War Two
AWM Caption: Darwin. c. 1943. Eight North American B25 Mitchell bomber aircraft fly over the coast near Darwin. Note the aircraft are all carrying Netherlands East Indies (NEI) registrations and markings. Neder... More
453 RAAF - Australia in World War Two
Singapore, Malaya. c. 1941-11. A line-up of RAAF RAF Brewster Buffalo aircraft of 453 squadron on Sembawang airfield.
An 004232 Jones EC Wackett Burnett 1941 - A black and white photo of a...
Royal Australian Air Force. Flying Personnel Medical Research Committee. Shows men seated at table, from left: Professor A. D. Wright (University of Melbourne), Group Captain G. Jones (Director of Training, R.A... More
Clive Caldwell 1941 (AWM MED0177)
North Africa: Western Desert, Libya, Cyrenaica. Portrait of Flight Lieutenant Clive Caldwell RAAF of Sydney, NSW, a member of No. 250 (Tomahawk) Squadron RAF. When leading No. 250 Squadron in the area of El Ade... More
Fiat CR32 with RAAF officers at Benghazi 1941
Outdoor portrait of RAAF officers in front of an Italian CR.32 fighter plane at Benghazi, Libya. From left : 260652 (later Squadron Leader 2 Operational Training Unit) Thomas Hamilton Trimble. 386 Alan Charles... More
Governor Wilson visits RAAF 3 Initial Training School Kingaroy QLD May...
AWM caption : KINGAROY, QLD. 1943-05-06. VISIT TO NO.3 INITIAL TRAINING SCHOOL BY THE GOVERNOR OF QUEENSLAND, HIS EXCELLENCY COLONEL THE RIGHT HONOURABLE SIR LESLIE ORME WILSON GCSI CCMG GCIE DSO (CENTRE). THE ... More
Hudson cockpit, new compass position (cropped)
One of a pair of photos showing the change in position of the compass in the cockpit of a Lockheed Hudson in early 1944. Taken for 13 Squadron.
Hudson cockpit, new compass position, back
One of a pair of photos showing the change in position of the compass in the cockpit of a Lockheed Hudson in early 1944. Taken for 13 Squadron.
Hudson cockpit, new compass position
One of a pair of photos showing the change in position of the compass in the cockpit of a Lockheed Hudson in early 1944. Taken for 13 Squadron.
Hudson cockpit, old compass position (cropped)
One of a pair of photos showing the change in position of the compass in the cockpit of a Lockheed Hudson in early 1944. Taken for 13 Squadron.
Hudson cockpit, old compass position, back
One of a pair of photos showing the change in position of the compass in the cockpit of a Lockheed Hudson in early 1944. Taken for 13 Squadron.
Hudson cockpit, old compass position
One of a pair of photos showing the change in position of the compass in the cockpit of a Lockheed Hudson in early 1944. Taken for 13 Squadron.
Lionel Gilbert with friends 1943
Australian historian Lionel Gilbert (far right) with Sydney Teacher's College classmates (Left to Right) Eric Smith, Ken Edden, and Doug Beard on the day they enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force during W... More
Mascot Aerodrome 1940–45 - Australia in World War Two
Operating as Sydney's civil airport since 1920, Mascot saw a relatively minor presence by the RAAF during World War II. No 4 Elementary Flying Training School operated from the site between 1940 and 1942, and N... More
No. 1 Elementary Flying Training School RAAF 1942 (AWM P01375.003)
Parafield, SA. Group portrait of the commanding officer and officers of RAAF No. 1 Elementary Flying Training School (EFTS). Left to right: back row: Flying Officer (FO) G. O. Weston, FO W. S. Shephard, Pilot O... More
No. 1 Elementary Flying Training School RAAF pilot (AWM P07175.008)
290745 Francis Norman (Frank) Meyer as pilot of a De Havilland DH60M Metal Moth training aircraft, serial number A7-71, during elementary flying training at 1 Elementary Flying Training School (1 EFTS), Parafie... More
No. 1 OTU RAAF (AWM 140536) - Australia in World War Two
Sale, Vic. Flight Sergeant O. G. Keats, a RAAF navigator instructor, supervises the work at No. 1 Operational Training Unit, RAAF. Front to back: 409134 Flying Officer F. G. Davies; Pilot Officer R. Blain; Pilo... More
No. 1 Training Group RAAF 1942 (AWM 136633)
Victoria. Air Commodore R. J. Brownell, MC MM, Air Officer Commanding No. 1 Training Group, congratulating a RAAF trainee after presenting him with his "wings".
No. 11 EFTS RAAF pilots (AWM VIC1984)
Benalla, Vic. On the airfield at No. 11 Elementary Flying Training School RAAF Benalla showing a trainee pilot being briefed by his instructor before takeoff on his first solo flight.
No. 11 EFTS RAAF Wacketts (AWM 010753-12)
Leading Aircraftman Gordon Keith Johnson shown dressed in full flying kit and adjusting his helmet before a training flight. Johnson is an Empire Air Training Scheme (EATS) trainee undergoing pilot training in ... More
No. 2 EFTS RAAF (AWM P01418.004)
Archerfield, Qld. Mid-1940. A parade at No. 2 Elementary Training School (EFTS), at which the Governor-General, His Excellency Lord Gowrie VC PC GCMG CB DSO LLD, took the salute. Note the De Havilland DH82 Tige... More
No. 3 EFTS RAAF Tiger Moths (AWM AC0101)
Tiger Moths, No. 3 Elementary Flying Training School, Essendon (Vic.). Over the clouds. From Tiger Moth, N-9603, pilot, 251367, Flying Officer James Connelly Kinnear. The pilots are, front to rear: 314, Flight ... More
No. 3 EFTS RAAF Wacketts (AWM AC0143)
Wackett Trainers, at Ballarat (Vic.) The four aircraft from No. 3 Elementary Flying Training School, Essendon (Vic), were led by 280427, Flight Lieutenant Kenneth Holmes Wood in A3-77. Other aircraft were flown... More
No. 8 Elementary Flying Training School RAAF (AWM P10648.001)
Portrait of 400393 Leading Aircraftman (LAC) Eliot Ralph Barnfather RAAF, standing in front of a signboard for Royal Australian Air Force No 8 Elementary Flying Training School (8 EFTS) Narrandera, NSW. A barri... More
No. 8 Elementary Flying Training School RAAF pilot 1940 (AWM 134653)
Narrandera, NSW. Standing beside his aircraft is 403564 Leading Aircraftman John Keith Douglas at No. 8 Elementary Flying Training School. He was killed near Munster, Germany, after attacking the Dortmund Ems C... More
RAAF cricket team 1943 during World War I
London, England. 1943-09-11. The first official cricket match between the RAAF and the Royal Air Force (RAF) was played at Lords cricket ground on 11 September 1943.[1] The game was won by the RAAF who scored 1... More
RAAF Hudson over Sydney Heads (AWM photo 128042)
Australia: New South Wales, Sydney. RAAF Lockheed Hudson aircraft A16-35 in flight near Sydney Heads. Delivered to the RAAF on 9 February 1940, this Hudson served with No. 1 Squadron RAAF in Western Java during... More
Aerial photographs - RAAF Station Sandgate
RAAF Station Sandgate, Queensland, 6 December 1944. Aerial obliaue photogragh taken by war photographer William Robinson from an Anson aircraft based at Bundaberg.
RAAF Tiger Moth 1940 (AWM P02881.024)
Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Mascot. Starboard view of A17-32, a DH82 Tiger Moth aircraft at the entrance to the De Havilland Aircraft Pty Ltd hangar at Mascot, NSW, just prior to its delivery to the RAA... More
Rabaul Invasion Fleet 1942 - A black and white photo of a plane in the...
The reconnaissance of Truk on 9th January 1942, by F-Lt R. Yeowart and crew in a specially fitted Hudson Mk IV of No. 6 Squadron. The operation, involving a return flight of 1,405 statute miles, was the longest... More
RAF Hurricane - Australian Troops in World War Two
A Hawker Hurricane fighter aircraft (V7476) which was evacuated from Singapore and flown to Australia by Brian Eaton, RAF, in 1942. It was the only Hurricane based in Australia during the Second World War and t... More
State Lib Qld 1 44979 Recruits from the Royal Australian Air Force mar...
Recruits from the Royal Australian Air Force marching along Queen Street, Brisbane, 1940 Recruits from the Royal Australian Air Force march along Queen Street, Brisbane, on the 17 August, 1940. A woman in the c... More
SUK12497BrillFlyingGear1944 - Australia in World War Two
London, England. c. 1944-07. Portrait of 402933 Wing Commander W. L. Brill DSO DFC of Grong Grong, NSW, Commanding Officer of No. 467 (Lancaster) Squadron RAAF at RAAF Overseas Headquarters.
Tocumwal B-24 (VIC0376) - Australia in World War Two
Two WAAAF armourers working on a gun turret of a Consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber aircraft at No. 7 Operational Training Unit, RAAF Station Tocumwal.
Vultee Vengeance RAAF WWII AWM P00448.191
AWM caption : WILLIAMTOWN, NSW. C 1943. VULTEE VENGEANCE MKIV TWO- SEAT GENERAL PURPOSE DIVE- BOMBER AIRCRAFT A27-518. A TOTAL OF THREE HUNDRED AND TWENTY- TWO OF VARIOUS MARKS OF THIS TYPE OF AIRCRAFT WERE ON ... More
A Short Sunderland Mk I of No. 10 Squadron RAAF, based at Oban in Scot...
A Short Sunderland Mk I of No. 10 Squadron RAAF, based at Oban in Scotland, August 1940. Short Sunderland Mark I, P9604 'RB-J', of No. 10 Squadron RAAF Detachment based at Oban, Argyll, about to take off from Oban Bay.
A Short Sunderland Mk I of No. 10 Squadron RAAF, based at Oban in Scot...
A Short Sunderland Mk I of No. 10 Squadron RAAF, based at Oban in Scotland, August 1940. Short Sunderland Mark I, P9604 'RB-J', of No. 10 Squadron RAAF Detachment based at Oban, Argyll, about to take off from Oban Bay.
Aircraft of the Royal Air Force 1939-1945- De Havilland Dh.86. CM1575
Aircraft of the Royal Air Force 1939-1945- De Havilland Dh.86. DH.86, A31-7, of No. 1 Air Ambulance Unit RAAF, in flight over North Africa.
Handley Page Halifax - Royal Air Force- Operations in North Africa, 19...
Royal Air Force- Operations in the Middle East and North Africa, 1939-1943. Handley Page Halifax B Mark IIs of No. 462 Squadron RAAF parked on the perimeter track at Fayid, Egypt, before a night sortie against ... More
Handley Page Halifax - Royal Air Force- Operations in North Africa, 19...
Royal Air Force- Operations in the Middle East and North Africa, 1939-1943. Armourers roll 500-lb MC bombs towards a Handley Page Halifax B Mark II Series of No. 462 Squadron RAAF, in a sandbagged revetment at ... More
Handley Page Hampden Mk I of No.455 Squadron RAAF, based at Leuchars i...
Handley Page Hampden Mk I of No.455 Squadron RAAF, based at Leuchars in Scotland, May 1942. A Handley Page Hampden Mark I, AT137 'UB-T', of No 455 Squadron RAAF based at Leuchars, Fife, Scotland, in flight abov... More
Handley Page Hampden Mk I of No.455 Squadron RAAF, based at Leuchars i...
Handley Page Hampden Mk I of No.455 Squadron RAAF, based at Leuchars in Scotland, May 1942. A Handley Page Hampden Mark I, AT137 'UB-T', of No 455 Squadron RAAF based at Leuchars, Fife, Scotland, in flight abov... More
Royal Air Force Operations in the Middle East and North Africa, 1940-1...
Royal Air Force Operations in the Middle East and North Africa, 1940-1943. An airman cleans the cockpit windows of a Handley Page Halifax B Mark II Series 1 (Special), of No. 462 Squadron RAAF at Hosc Raui, Libya.
Sport and Leisure in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War C...
Sport and Leisure in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War Men of 10 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force serving with RAF Coastal Command playing rugby near Pembroke, Wales, with a Sunderland aircraf... More
StateLibQld 1 100268, Queensland, Australia
RAAF recruits leaving from Brisbane, 1940. 'Recruits for the RAAF (Royal Australian Air Force) waving farewell to friends when they left Brisbane yesterday for the South to begin their training. Eighty voluntee... More
StateLibQld 1 103742 Air raid warden and members of the W.A.A.F in a B...
Air raid warden and members of the W.A.A.F in a Brisbane air raid shelter, 1942 Air raid warden and members of the Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force in one of the city's shelters during an alarm.
StateLibQld 1 129619 Kenneth Edwin Sandercock with his sister Cecily
Kenneth Edwin Sandercock with his sister Cecily Kenneth Edwin Sandercoe (ne Sandercock) aged 19 years, at home on his first leave from the R.A.A.F. in September 1940, with his only sibling, Cecily Lydia Fearnle... More
StateLibQld 1 130295 Parade of RAAF recruits through Queen Street, Bri...
Parade of RAAF recruits through Queen Street, Brisbane, August 1940. Recruits are being feted with confetti and streamers by people in the crowd before leaving for the south for their training. Ladies are watch... More
StateLibQld 1 211844 Medical tests for RAAF recruits, Brisbane, March ...
Medical tests for RAAF recruits, Brisbane, March 1940.
StateLibQld 1 44147 RAAF recruits marching in Queen Street, Brisbane, ...
RAAF recruits marching in Queen Street, Brisbane, 1940. A crowd of people, mainly women and children, watch RAAF recruits as they march along Queen Street on their way to the South Brisbane Railway Station (Inf... More
RAAF photographer 1942 SLV H98 100 3918
R.A.A.F. photographer seated behind his camera taking bearing on Aldis[?] sight at beginning of run photographing large area of country.
Australian Air Board 1941
Australia. Department of Air. Air Board (1941 : Victoria Barracks). Shows members sitting at a table, from left: Mr. C. V. Kellway, Finance Member; Mr. r. Lawson, Director General of Supply and Production; Air ... More
Oil Barge Burning
Beaufighters of No. 31 Squadron RAAF attacking an oil barge at Tenau Harbour on the 31st March 1944. The pilot was Flight Lieutanant J. A. L. Archer
466 Squadron Wellington crew RAF Leconfield 1943 IWM CH 11173
The first all Australian crew in Bomber Command to complete a tour of operations (with No 466 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force) stand in front of their Vickers Wellington bomber at RAF Leconfield, Yorkshir... More
Avro Lancaster - Waddington - Aircraft of the Royal Air Force in the S...
Aircraft of the Royal Air Force in the Second World War 1939-1945 Ground staff wave off Avro Lancaster B Mark III, LM583 'PO-O', of No. 467 Squadron RAAF, as it begins its take-off run at Waddington, Lincolnsh... More
Bombing up Mosquito RAF Hunsdon 1944 IWM CH 12407
Armourers prepare to load four 500-lb MC bombs into the bomb-bay of De Havilland Mosquito FB Mark VI, MM403 'SB-V', of No. 464 Squadron RAAF at RAF Hunsdon, Hertfordshire.
RAAF Ventura at RAF Feltwell WWII IWM ATP 12110C
Ventura Mark II, AE939 SB-C, of No. 464 Squadron RAAF, on the ground at RAF Feltwell, Norfolk.