The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Lae, New Guinea, 1944. Camera pans of mountain ranges. USAAF Douglas C-54 cargo aircraft. Close up shot of ground crew working on the engine of a C-54 at Lae airstrip. Pan of airstrip showing parked USAAF C-47s. A medium shot of a USN Catalina parked on Lae airstrip. Long shot pan of 2/7 Australian General Hospital (2/7 AGH). Two unidentified Australian nurses leaving hut at 2/7 AGH. They pose outside the hut which has a flower garden. A group of men and nurses together in the shade of a tree. The men appear to be Americans. Three nurses? (one is in uniform the other two are in civilian dress) relaxing in garden. A close up shot of one of the women. Panning shot of buildings at 2/7 AGH.
Long shot of island target range. Pan of harbour area showing installations. RAAF men backs to camera viewing with binoculars the attacks on the island. Smoke from explosions. 77 Squadron RAAF Mustang
2/4 Australian Field Workshop, RAEME at Tobruk and Egypt 1942. Shows wrecked German PzKw III tanks. Close up of anti-tank projectile entry on PzKw II. Long shot of tank exploding. PzKw III wreck burni
An amateur film taken by Geoffrey Preston Hood while serving aboard the heavy cruiser HMAS Australia. Opening scene of a dug out canoe with native boys and men along side HMAS Australia. Long boat ful
Colour patch of the 2/7 Australian General Hospital consisting of a purple rectangle, inside a brown diamond with a grey border. Associated with the service of Lieutenant Eileen Ethel Duncan, who wa
Western desert, North Africa circa 1941-1942, long shot of tent and parked P-40 Kittyhawk of No. 450 Squadron RAAF in background. Three shots of P-40s preparing to take off from desert airfield. Groun
Activities in and around Lae following the capture of that area. Shows Douglas C-47 Dakotas landing on Lae airstrip. USAAF mechanics servicing P-38 Lockheed Lightning aircraft. US troops loading fr
