The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Scene of members of the 450 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, standing and looking at they sky. Dargie noted, "Standing on a wrecked German plane, the Intelligence Officer of the Squadron scans the sky through his glasses. The Adjutant and some of the pilots not on duty, wait in a group nearby; behind them is the hospital gharry, close to the run-way in case it is needed. Meanwhile, another flight of planes from an R.A.F. [Royal Air Force] (No. 112) takes off from the drome. On this occasion, the planes from our Squadron had been acting as close escort to a flight of 12 Boston bombers, which had made a devastating daylight raid on Martuba aerodrome".
Dargie noted, "Pilots of No 450 Sqdn [Squadron] RAAF [Royal Australian Air Force], surprised by German ME 109's raiding the 'drome. Caught without a tin hat, one pilot holds a spade over his head to
Australian men from the air crew of 77 Squadron RAAF in Kimpo, Korea, in their locker room after returning from a flight. Many of the men are writing at desks, possibly planning further aerial operat
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
Fourtieth page of artist's sketchbook with two drawings. The upper drawing 'Mechanics on jet' depicts a group of figures standing near , climbing over and inspecting a jet . The lower drawing, 'Retur
Official war artist William Dargie was deployed to Arakan state in Burma (now Rakhine State, Myanmar) in early 1945 to record the role of Australian personnel serving in the Royal Air Force. While dep
Showing an engineer working on one of the engines of a Liberator of the 159 Squadron RAF based in Digri, India. Official war artist William Dargie was stationed with the squadron in late December 1944
