The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
ST EVAL, CORNWALL, ENGLAND. 1943-10. A LIBERATOR BOMBER AIRCRAFT OF NO. 53 SQUADRON RAF COASTAL COMMAND NEWLY FITTED WITH A LEIGH LIGHT. THIS IS A TWO MILLION CANDLEPOWER SEARCHLIGHT, USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH AIR-TO-SURFACE VESSEL (AIRBORNE RADAR SEARCH DEVICE) EQUIPMENT WHICH COULD BE SWITCHED ON AT A RANGE OF ABOUT ONE MILE TO ILLUMINATE A TARGET. THE DEVICE WAS DEVELOPED BY SQUADRON LEADER H. DE V. LEIGH RAF.
St Eval, Cornwall, England. 1943-10. An airman cleaning a newly fitted Leigh Light on a Liberator bomber aircraft of No. 53 Squadron RAF Coastal Command. The Leigh Light is a powerful searchlight whic
Cornwall, England. C. 1943-10. Night scene showing the powerful beam of the "Leigh" Light fitted to Liberator aircraft of No. 53 Squadron RAF of Coastal Command, based at RAF Station St Eval, during a
Cornwall, England. C. 1943-10. Night scene showing the powerful beam of the "Leigh" Light fitted to Liberator aircraft of No. 53 Squadron RAF of Coastal Command, based at RAF Station St Eval during a
St Eval, Cornwall, England. 1943-10. An airman cleaning the Leigh Light on a Liberator bomber aircraft of No. 53 Squadron RAF Coastal Command. The Leigh Light is a powerful searchlight which throws a
Probably St. Eval, Cornwall, England, 1944. Outdoors group portrait of the crew of a Consolidated B-24 Liberator probably of No. 224 Squadron, RAF Coastal Command, gathered beneath one of the aircraf
Laverton, Vic. 1945-04-06. Corporal John Choropodski (left) and Leading Aircraftman Laurie Bennett make a minor adjustment to the air-to-surface vessel installation (airborne radar search apparatus) o
