The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
DARWIN, NT. 1942-11-12. THE GENERAL ALARM BEING SOUNDED AT THE BATTERY POSITION OF 14TH AUSTRALIAN HEAVY ANTI-AIRCRAFT BATTERY BY GUNNER R.W. DOUGLAS. AN UNSERVICEABLE OXYGEN CYLINDER WITH THE BASE CUT AWAY & A PIECE OF IRON BAR ARE USED TO SOUND THE ALARM.
DARWIN, NT. 1942-11-12. THE HEIGHT AND RANGE FINDER IS ANOTHER PIECE OF EQUIPMENT USED BY 14TH AUSTRALIAN HEAVY ANTI-AIRCRAFT BATTERY FOR DETERMINING ACCURATELY THE POSITION OF AIRCRAFT. THE CREW ARE
DARWIN, NT. 1942-11-12. IMMEDIATELY THE ALARM IS SOUNDED, GUN CREWS OF 14TH AUSTRALIAN HEAVY ANTI-AIRCRAFT BATTERY RUSH FROM THEIR QUARTERS ADJOINING THE GUN PITS AND TAKE UP THEIR POSITIONS ON THE GU
DARWIN, NT. 1942-11-12. LANCE-BOMBARDIER K. L. RITCHIE, OF THE 14TH AUSTRALIAN HEAVY ANTI-AIRCRAFT BATTERY ACTING AS SPOTTER ON TOP OF A RAISED PLATFORM, SIGHTS AN UNIDENTIFIED AIRCRAFT, AND GIVES THE
SELFS POINT, HOBART, TAS. 1943-04-17. THE CREW OF THE HEIGHT AND RANGE FINDER OF 414TH HEAVY ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN STATION, 13TH HEAVY ANTI-AIRCRAFT BATTERY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY, RUSHING TO THEIR I
DARWIN, NT. 1942-11-12. VIEW OF GUN POSITION OF 14TH AUSTRALIAN HEAVY ANTI-AIRCRAFT BATTERY CAMOUFLAGED WITH PALM FRONDS. IN THE LEFT HAND TOP CORNER IS SEEN BOOM WHARF WHERE A SHIP IS DISCHARGING SUP
DARWIN, NT. 1942-11-12. MEMBERS OF 14TH AUSTRALIAN HEAVY ANTI-AIRCRAFT BATTERY MANNING A 40MM BOFORS ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN FOR THE DEFENCE OF THE BATTERY POSITIONS AGAINST LOW-FLYING AIRCRAFT.
