The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Garbutt airfield and the Douglas DC3 planes of the Royal Australian Air Force Transport Squadrons will always be remembered by the many thousands of Australian and American troops who were transported by air from the mainland to the various island theatres of war.
All ranks of Australian and American troops bound for overseas and active service, wait outside the old Air Transport shed to listen for their names to be called over the loud speaker by an American c
Douglas planes of a Royal Australian Air Force Transport Squadron take off for the forward areas with their load of troops and supplies from Garbett Airfield, one of the busiest air fields in Australi
LABUAN ISLAND, BORNEO. 1945-06-23. GRADERS, BULLDOZERS AND SHEEP'S-FOOT ROLLERS OF THE RAAF AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION SQUADRONS WERE OPERATED AT TOP SPEED TWENTY FOUR HOURS A DAY TO FINISH THE EMERGENCY A
LABUAN ISLAND, BORNEO. 1945-06-23. GRADERS, BULLDOZERS AND SHEEP'S-FOOT ROLLERS OF THE RAAF AIRFIELD CONSTRUCTION SQUADRONS WERE OPERATED AT TOP SPEED TWENTY FOUR HOURS A DAY TO FINISH THE EMERGENCY A
In addition to actual RAAF Squadrons, there were a large number of Australians serving in RAF units. Among these was Transport Command. Shows Douglas C-47 Dakota transports taking off from an airfield
Between Port Moresby and Nadzab. 5 September 1943. Photograph taken from one of the American Douglas C47 transport planes, showing the type of country flown over by the air armada which transported th
