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Avro Anson trainers being flown by RAAF personnel near the Canadian Rockies, a short distance from Calgary. Ralph Malcolm Warner was appointed Official War Artist in 1943, covering the activities of the RAAF in Canada, United States and the Bahamas. His first mission was in Papua New Guinea recording Australian operation against the Japanese. In 1945 Warner continued to work as a war artist recording civil and industrial war efforts and food production in areas of New South Wales and Victoria. After the war he returned to commercial art, designing posters, murals and postage stamps and illustrating books.
Depicts the dense jungle at Goldie River crossing near Owen's Corner, New Guinea, during the Second World War. Ralph Malcolm Warner (1902-1966) was appointed Official War Artist in 1943, covering the
Personnel from the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) undergoing training at No. 3 Service Flying Training School, Calgary, Alberta, within a few miles of the famed Canadian Rockies, the mountains in t
A view of the jetty, unloading stores and equipment, Port Moresby. Ralph Malcolm Warner (1902-1966) was appointed Official War Artist in 1943, covering the activities of the RAAF in Canada, United Sta
Royal Australian Air Force trainees in Canada under the Empire Air Training Scheme on leave at Banff, going canoeing on the Bow River. Portion of the Canadian Rockies can be seen in the background. Ra
A familiar sight to many trainee pilots of the Royal Australian Air Force completing their service flying training of No.3 Service Flying Training School under the Empire Air Training Scheme, Alberta,
Depicting the many colours which Autumn brings to the landscape of Canada. A scene typical of many witnessed by trainees of the Royal Australian Air Force who sojourned in Canada whilst training under