The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
The honour of being the first squadron to represent Britain and the Empire in Berlin has fallen to No. 453 Squadron RAAF, flying five-bladed Spitfires XIV's. Picture shows pilots at Gatow airfield, Close ups include 403319 Flight Lieutenant (Flt/Lt) Robert Gerald (Bob) Clemesha DFC of Sydney (Fight Commander) no cap, 409396 F/Lt Bruce James Dumbrell of Deniliquen NSW, 413170 Flight Officer (F/O) John Thomas Connolly DFC of Boggabri NSW, and 413247 F/O Keith Robert Pendrick of Wagga Wagga NSW. The pilots stand to their machines. Shots of starting up. Taxing to the take off. Gatow airfield was the Cranwell of the German Luftwaffe. The take-off. The Berliners will have the opportunity of seeing the Australians in formation over the city. Various shots taken over Berlin, some show the 453 Spitfire Squadron over the blitzed City. Shots show Charlottenburg, Tiergarten, Reichstag, Charlottenburg Chasse, the War Memorial, the Telefunken Tower, etc. The River Spree. The Black Tower in the Zoo grounds. The Wann See etc. [Adapted from the film dope sheet]
Group photograph of Royal Air Force (RAF) pilots and aircrew. The caption on the back reads: “R.A.F celebrate over Berlin again A visit to an Australian Lancaster Bmber Squadron, who for the second
Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) official photograph of members of No. 453 Squadron RAAF at Royal Air Force (RAF) Station Matlaske, Sussex. Original captions reads: it can now be disclosed that the f
The item is designed to commence with an Army private engaged in some occupation when he hears a plane, looks up, cannot recognise it, calls his fellows, gets field glasses and identifies it as a Spit
The story of Australians serving in Europe with the RAF and RAAF, including scenes of : night bombing raid and rocket attacks by RAF Typhoon fighter bombers and briefings to aircrews for bombing Berli
The activities of 3 Squadron RAAF in the Western Desert. Shows Squadron personnel messing, the evacuation of casualities by air ambulance, ground crew servicing Kittyhawk aircraft and shots from a fl
WAGGA WAGGA, NSW, 1942-12-09. THREE BEAUFIGHTER AIRCRAFT OF NO. 5 OPERATIONAL TRAINING UNIT FLYING IN FORMATION OVER THE COUNTRYSIDE. THEY ARE LED BY SQUADRON LEADER BRUCE FREDERICK ROSE DFC AND THE O
