The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Depicts the 1st Australian Imperial Force, No 2 Squadron and No 4 Squadron, war planes of the Australian Flying Corps. The identifiable aircraft in the painting are from top to bottom; Handley Page O/100, Sopwith aircraft (either Camel or Pup), fighter, and a French aircraft. Australia became the only British dominion to set up a flying corps for service during the First World War. Known as the Australian Flying Corps (AFC) and organised as a corps of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF), its four-line squadrons usually served separately under the orders of Britain's Royal Flying Corps. The AFC's first complete flying unit, No. 1 Squadron, left Australia for the Middle East in March 1916. By late 1917 three more squadrons, Nos 2, 3, and 4, had been formed to fight in France. A further four training squadrons based in England formed an Australian Training Wing to provide pilots for the Western Front. Will Longstaff (1879-1953) was a First World War Official War Artist. Prior to this he saw active service with South African Light Horse in Boer War between 1900-01. In October 1915 he enlisted with the Remounts and subsequently served in the Middle East and France until October 1917. In 1918 he worked as an Officer in Charge of Camouflage. After the war he continued to work for the Australian War Records Section in London until 1920.
Depicts a painting of either Australian Flying Corps (AFC) or the British Royal Flying Corps, biplanes flying over river valley in moonlight, Somme, Western Front during the First World War. The AFC w
Pencil sketch of a fallen Whippet Tank crew laid to rest underneath the Union Jack from the First World War. Artist's notes accompany image and have been hand written on the lower section of the sketc
Pencil sketch of First World War Observation Balloons under attack with small figures depicted parachuting from the burning crafts. Artist's notes accompany image and have been hand written on the man
Pencil sketch of a First World War aircraft flying through telephone lines. Artist's notes accompany image and have been hand written on the manila folder to which the sketch is adhered. In these note
Pair of brown soft leather flying gauntlets with sheepskin lining. They are designed as mittens, but leave the thumb and index finger separate. The gauntlets do not appear to be a matching pair, with
Pencil sketch of mounted gun firing at an aircraft (First World War). Artist's notes accompany image and have been hand written on the manila folder to which the sketch is adhered. In these notes the