052838 Accession Number: 052838

Description

DARWIN, NT. 1943-06-22. GENERAL VIEW OF CAMOUFLAGED TENT HOUSING HIGH FREQUENCY RADIO EQUIPMENT OF NO. 54 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE. IT IS SITUATED ON THE EXTREME EDGE OF THE AERODROME IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO "HOME" THE AIRCRAFT EFFECTIVELY.

Details

Accession Number
052838
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

Conflicts

Places

Units

Tags

Accession 052838

More like this

052837

Photograph 052837 Second World War, 1939-1945

DARWIN NT. 1943-06-22. 45339 LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN R. E. CLARKE OF NO. 54 SQUADRON, RAF, IS SEEN OPERATING HIGH FREQUENCY RADIO EQUIPMENT.

052836

Photograph 052836 Second World War, 1939-1945

DARWIN, NT. 1943-06-22. 359840 WARRANT OFFICER E. EMMERSON, IN CHARGE OF ALL RADIO EQUIPMENT OF NO. 54 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE, IS SEEN WEARING TOPEE, WITH 1223276 CORPORAL G. H. SMITH OUTSIDE THE C

052831

Photograph 052831 Second World War, 1939-1945

DARWIN, NT. 1943-06-22. COMMANDING OFFICER, NO. 54 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE, SQUADRON LEADER E. M. GIBBS'S AIRCRAFT BEING RUN BACK INTO ITS CAMOUFLAGED BAY.

052835A

Photograph 052835A Second World War, 1939-1945

DARWIN, NT. 1943-06-22. 1225652 LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN A. E. BLADES, OF NO. 54 SQUADRON RAF, OPERATING DIRECTION RANGING EQUIPMENT TO GIVE A PILOT A DIRECT ROUTE HOME - COMMONLY CALLED "HOMING".

052826

Photograph 052826 Second World War, 1939-1945

DARWIN NT. 1943-06-22. SPITFIRE AIRCRAFT OF NO. 54 SQUADRON RAF EMERGING FROM A CAMOUFLAGED BAY IN PREPARATION FOR A TAKE OFF.

052835

Photograph 052835 Second World War, 1939-1945

DARWIN, NT. 1943-06-22. 657289 SERGEANT D.A. MONGER, OF NO. 54 SQUADRON, ROYAL AIR FORCE, PREPARES TO TAKE OFF.

See more similar items →

Record information

Last modified: 24 June 2026 - 5.46 am