The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A Consolidated B24 Liberator bomber aircraft is depicted at an airfield in Darwin. The Northern Territory became a large base for campaigns in the Pacific during the Second World War. The strength of the RAAF in the area ensured that the 'threat' of a Japanese landing on mainland Australia was reduced.
Les Campbell enlisted into the RAAF in 1943 at the age of 18 as a leading aircraftman. Campbell was stationed in several RAAF stations around the Northern Territory and provided mechanical assistance in the fighting at Balikpapan, Borneo. During his service Campbell produced a number of watercolours depicting RAAF movements in the latter stages of the Second World War.
A Consolidated Catalina flying boat is depicted on Melville Bay in the Northern Territory. In the foreground a refueling point can be seen, with several 44 gallon drums of petrol lined up ready for us
An RAAF B-25 Mitchell aircraft is depicted at Hughes Airfield in the Northern Territory. The gum trees of the Australian bush are the main backdrop, with the distinctive green and grey of the trees pr
A military truck is depicted alongside other vehicles and machinery in Melville Bay, Northern Territory. The gum trees of the Australian bush are the main backdrop, with the distinctive green and grey
A mess tent at Hughes Field in the Northern Territory is depicted, with a serviceman shown relaxing with a newspaper in the lower right. The gum trees of the Australian bush are the main backdrop, wit
Two RAAF Lockheed Ventura PV-1 aircraft are depicted at an airfield in Gove, Northern Territory. The gum trees of the Australian bush are the main backdrop, with the distinctive green and grey of the
Thake's view of a Consolidated B24 Liberator aircraft in Darwin, seeing the machine as some sort of crouching giant insect. Eric Thake was one of three artists appointed by the RAAF Historical Section
