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FAIREY BATTLE AIRCRAFT L-5471 IN FLIGHT, PILOT, FLYING OFFICER JOHN C. ARCHER RAF. PHOTOGRAPHED FROM ANOTHER BATTLE, N-2244, FLOWN BY SQUADRON LEADER JOHN MARGRAVE LEREW RAAF. (PHOTOGRAPHER: JOHN HARRISON).
Khaki cotton drill battledress trousers. The trousers are secured at the front by a concealed five button fly with brown plastic buttons and a single brown plastic inverted button at the waist. There
Khaki cotton drill battledress blouse with two pleated patch breast pockets with triple pointed flaps. The black plastic RAAF buttons that would have secured the pockets, four button fastening down th
Khaki cotton drill summer shorts secured at the front waist by two brown plastic buttons and a fly consisting of two concealed small brown plastic buttons. There are two pleats on either side of the f
Pair of Meiss goggles in a red pouch. The goggles have a clear plastic one-piece lens fitted, which has discoloured. The lens is fitted over the frame, which is made of two identically shaped parts -
MK IIIA flying goggles made with brass frames hinged in the centre, painted black and padded with brown velveteen. The goggles have a brown leather nose piece and two celluloid lenses, which have shru
Piece of folded rubber written in white ink 'For the veneration of posterity / - and possible future illegitimate grandchildren" / And it came to pass that / the Rabbi of No. 21 Squadron / Spaketh thu
Machine embroidered padded Royal Australian Air Force pilot's wings. The brevet has white cotton embroidered wings, a king's crown, and the letters 'RAAF' within a pale blue embroidered laurel wreath,
Padded and embroidered RAAF pilot's wings (brevet) in gold bullion wire, with a red silk velvet crown, on a RAAF blue wool background. John Margrave Lerew was born at Hamilton, Victoria on 20 August
Padded embroidered RAAF officer's cap badge with gilded metal eagle attached to the front of a woven black mohair hat band. On the reverse of the badge is pasted a circular paper label. Part of the la
VIC. 1940-09-06. FAIREY BATTLE AIRCRAFT L-5471, PILOT, FLYING OFFICER JOHN C. ARCHER RAF, IN FLIGHT OVER PORT PHILLIP BAY (OR CORIO BAY), GEELONG, VIC. AREA. THE AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN PHOTOGRAPHED FROM AN
FAIREY BATTLE, L-5471, PILOT, FLYING OFFICER JOHN C. ARCHER, RAF: OVER NO. 1 AIRCRAFT PARK, GEELONG (VIC.) AREA; PREMISES REQUISITIONED FROM INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER CO. NOTE 24 FAIREY BATTLE AIRCRAFT
FAIREY BATTLES, "PEELING OFF" AT LAVERTON (VIC.) AFTER FERRY FLIGHT FROM NO. 1 AIRCRAFT PARK, GEELONG (VIC.) AREA. LEADER IS WING COMMANDER MACKAY (RAF), NEXT IS SQUADRON LEADER J.D. GREEN (ALSO RAF),
DOUGLAS DC-2, A30-5, PILOT, 262097, FLYING OFFICER PETER JOHN GIBBES, DFC. NOT BE CONFUSED WITH 260714, SQUADRON LEADER R. H. (BOBBY) GIBBES. THIS DC-2, FIRST OF TEN EX EASTERN AIRLINES (USA), WAS PHO
RAF BREIGHTON, ENGLAND, 1943-03. OFFICERS AND AIR CREW OF NO 460 SQUADRON, RAAF. PILOT OFFICER J. BULLEN RAF; PILOT OFFICER R. MOULD, DFM, RAAF; FLYING OFFICER QUICK, RAAF; FLYING OFFICER RUST RAAF; P
LAVERTON AREA, VICTORIA, 1941-04-21. A DH-86 AIRCRAFT, A31-7, USED AS AN AIR AMBULANCE; THE PILOT WAS 270292, FLIGHT LIEUTENANT JOHN GEDDIE MACDONALD, AUSTRALIAN FLYING CORPS. THE PHOTOGRAPH WAS TAKEN
