The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Watercolour sketch of activities at the Catalina flying boat base in Port Moresby. Two men stand on the jetty undertaking some repairs, while other aircraft are already up in the sky. Dargie noted, "Both Australian and U.S. Catalina squadrons are based on Port Moresby. At this station the aircraft are serviced and repaired. An RAAF Marine Section is also attached to the base. In the frame in the foreground can be seen the yellow buoys to which the Catalinas are moored in the water".
Depicts Catalina aircraft on standby at the flying boat base, marine section, Port Moresby, New Guinea. The Catalina aircraft produced in the United States from 1935 over ten years is a twin-engine h
‘Catalina in dock’ depicts a Catalina aircraft undergoing dry dock repairs in Port Moresby. The slipway was also undergoing some repairs.
Valve assembly including chromed valve, double spring, brass ring and steel ring which is unattached. Souvenired by donor from the shattered engine of a Zero fighter which was shot down by ground fi
Portrait of Sergeant Arie Albert Smelt, service no. 75164, coxswain, of the Royal Australian Air Force Marine Section, 45 Operational Base Unit. He is wearing a slouch hat and smoking a cigarette. D
RAAF Marine Section boat 015.91 being lowered onto the water by a large crane. RAAF officer in winter uniform. Landing barge moving past small vessels - many LSTs (Landing Ship Tank) at anchor - film
Introduction: I was already in the United State Army Air Corps (USAAC) when December 7 1941 came upon us. I was by then a qualified Flight Engineer on the B17c/d, flying surface interdiction from Guat
