The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Darwin, NT. Flying Officer J. H. Smithson of Oakleigh, Vic, demonstrates how he chased a formation of Japanese bombers near Darwin on 11 October and shot down two. He was awarded the DFC.
HAMPSHIRE, ENGLAND. 1943-09-24. OBSERVERS OF "C" FLIGHT IN A MOSQUITO AIRCRAFT NO. 456 SQUADRON RAAF OF FIGHTER COMMAND, BASED AT RAF STATION MIDDLE WALLOP, 414280 FLYING OFFICER S. D. P. SMITH, BRISB
Standing next to the aircraft propeller, Flying Officer J. H. Smithson, age 25, of Oakleigh, Vic, a Darwin based Spitfire pilot, who has just been awarded the DFC, a climax to outstanding performances
Hughes, NT. 11 March 1943. Wing Commander R. H. Moran of Melbourne, Vic (left), Commanding Officer of No. 2 (Hudson) Squadron RAAF, offering congratulations to the crew of a Lockheed Hudson aircraft w
India. C. 1943-12. Group portrait of two members of Churchill's Squadron, Flying Officer G. W. Andrews of Hamilton, NSW, seated in cockpit, and Flight Sergeant H. B. Chatfield of Bendigo, Vic, who att
Strauss, NT. 25 April 1943. Flying Officer (FO) A. Mawer of Sydney, NSW (left), a member of No. 452 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF and FO Bill Gregory of Melbourne, Vic, a member of No. 54 (Spitfire) Squadr
India. C. 1943-01. With his own aircraft in flames, 404099 Flying Officer (FO) C. B. Crombie of Warwick, Qld, shot down two Japanese bomber aircraft and possibly a third in the Calcutta area on the ni
Darwin NT. 1942. Sergeant Pilot A. J. C. Palmer (left), RAAF, contratulates Flight Lieutenant R. N. Dalkin, RAAF, on his being awarded the DFC (Distinguished Flying Cross). Both are members of a bombe
