The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Depicts training in 'ditching' (forced landing in water) is carried out in a large tank of water. The crew, clad in swimming suits, are seated in a stripped fuselage of a Mitchell bomber which runs down a ramp into the water. The crew are trained in the proper method to leave the aircraft after 'ditching'. This crew is situated at the No. 111 Operational Training Unit, Nassau, Bahamas as part of the Empire Air Training Scheme. Ralph Malcolm Warner (1902-1966) 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.
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
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 t
A Mosquito plane takes off on an operational training flight from No. 8 Operational Training Unit, Greenwood, Nova Scotia. Royal Australian Air Force trainees under the Empire Air Training Scheme are
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
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,
Depicts members of the 8th Operational Training Unit undertaking night flying training exercises with the co-operation of searchlights operated by RAAF personnel. This was part of the Empire Air Trai
