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Photograph VIC0517 Second World War, 1939-1945Laverton, Vic. C. 1942. A WAAAF Flight Mechanic and a RAAF engine fitter carrying out an inspection before starting work on an aircraft engine at RAAF Station Laverton.

The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Starting an engine prior to flight at Heliopolis in May 1916.
Laverton, Vic. C. 1942. A WAAAF Flight Mechanic and a RAAF engine fitter carrying out an inspection before starting work on an aircraft engine at RAAF Station Laverton.

Mechanics starting the engine of a S.E.5A (Hispano Suiza engine) aircraft prior to a flight at the Australian aerodrome. Note the mechanic holding the propeller has another mechanic holding his left h

PREPARING FOR A RAID ON JAPANESE POSITIONS FROM AN ADVANCED AUSTRALIAN OPERATIONAL BASE. THE BOMBS HAVING BEEN LOADED TWO MECHANICS TURN THE ENGINE OVER BY THE PROPELLER, PRIOR TO STARTING THE ENGINE

A B E 2C type. Starting the aeroplane prior to flight.

The huts and tents of the 1st Squadron at Heliopolis in May 1916.

Portrait of Air Mechanic E Casely in football attire at Heliopolis in May 1916.
