The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A P-40 Kittyhawk aircraft of 77 Squadron, RAAF, based at Vivigani, on Goodenough island, Papua New Guinea, displaying nose art depicting a demonic kangaroo holding a bomb in one hand whilst beckoning a Japanese soldier with the other. The nose art is titled ‘And the devil take the hindmost’ (not visible). This aircraft was flown by Flight Lieutenant (later Squadron Leader) Roger Charles Macdonald Kimpton of Toorak, Vic.
VIVIGANI, GOODENOUGH ISLAND, PAPUA. 1943-07-02. THE EMBLEM "GHOST SHIP" (NOSE ART) PAINTED ON THE KITTYHAWK AIRCRAFT OF NO. 77 SQUADRON RAAF FLOWN BY FLYING OFFICER J. V. HACKETT OF TOWNSVILLE, QLD.
The nose art showing a pouncing tiger painted onto a 77 Squadron, RAAF, P40 Kittyhawk which is based at Vivigani, Goodenough Island, Papua New Guinea. This aircraft was usually flown by Flight Sergean
VIVIGANI, GOODENOUGH ISLAND, PAPUA. 1943-07-05. A MACABRE TOUCH IS GIVEN BY THE SKULL AND CROSSBONES EMBLEM (NOSE ART) PAINTED ON THE AIRCRAFT OF NO. 77 (KITTYHAWK) SQUADRON RAAF FLOWN BY FLIGHT SERGE
VIVIGANI, GOODENOUGH ISLAND, PAPUA. 1943-07-02. "SECRET WEAPON" IS THE EMBLEM (NOSE ART) PAINTED ON THE KITTYHAWK AIRCRAFT OF NO. 77 SQUADRON RAAF FLOWN ALTERNATELY BY SERGEANT A. S. ROBERTSON OF MELB
VIVIGANI, GOODENOUGH ISLAND, PAPUA. 1943-07-05. FLYING OFFICER J. A. T. HODGKINSON, ORANGE, NSW, A PILOT OF NO. 77 (KITTYHAWK) SQUADRON RAAF, STANDING NEXT TO THE EMBLEM "HODGIE" (NOSE ART) PAINTED ON
Len Hicks RAF or Jim Timmons RAF ground crew in the cockpit of E Easy Lancaster bomber aircraft of 460 Squadron RAAF. Note the nose art of a devil beckoning, with a bomb hidden behind its back. The bo
