The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A Movietone News item on the manoeuvres of Australian and New Zealand warships held in the Pacific. The two opposing forces were the 'Red Land' fleet commanded by Rear Admiral Sir Richard Hayden Owen Lane-Poole on board HMAS Canberra and the 'Blue Land' fleet consisting of the cruisers HMS Achilles, HMS Leander and HMAS Sydney commanded by Admiral Drummond. Supermarine Walrus A2-4 is launched from ship's cataplut.
Aerials of ships of the Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy at sea and steaming into Sydney Harbour lead by a County Class guided missile destroyer possibly HMS Devonshire. The Battle Class destroyer
Movietone newsreel item on the visit to Australia of the British Pacific Fleet just prior to action in the Okinawa campaign. Features the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious and the battleship HMS King
Hervey Bay, QLD, 1936-08. Supermarine Walrus amphibian aircraft A2-5 of No. 5 Fleet Co-operation Squadron RAAF being launched from a catapult mounted aboard the RAN cruiser HMAS Canberra. The ship was
A Supermarine Seagull V aircraft, serial number A2-2, being launched from a catapult on the port side of a Kent class cruiser. Some of the ship's company gather near the platform to observe the flight
Arthur Cundall narrates his experiences serving with the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm during the 1939-1945 war. He volunteered for service when Japan entered the war being till then in a reserved occupati
Sketch of Supermarine Walrus (Seagull) A2-12 by Official War Artist Frank Norton. This sketch was completed between either 22 January and 7 February or between 18 August and 18 October 1937, when this