The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Faded black cotton message bag constructed from a single length of black cotton sateen and stitched with cream cotton construction thread. The lower edge has been folded to form a 23cm pocket. The pocket contains 4 small rocks and small amount of grit.
Black message streamer containing a box of cigarettes, photographs and a excerpts from a french newspaper. It was dropped from an aeroplane by Oberleutnant Gerhardt Felmy of the German Air Force in Palestine.
In the Middle East Felmy was the leading German pilot facing No. 1 Squadron and earned the admiration of his adversaries. It was not uncommon for him to drop messages from and photographs of recently captured Australian airmen on their home field. The Australians did the same for the Germans and drank toasts to Felmy in their mess.
Message streamers were used to drop messages and other items to troops in the field during the First World War.
Lieutenant C H Vautin of No 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), with leading German aviator Oberleutnant Gerhardt Felmy. This photograph was taken after Vautin was forced down, while on photog
Group portrait of German aviators of Fliegerabteilung 300 (FA300) in various forms of tropical and other uniform, some pre-colonial. The photograph was dropped on No. 1 Squadron Australian Flying Corp
Group portrait of German aviators of Fliegerabteilung 300 (FA300) in various forms of tropical and other uniform, some pre-colonial. The photograph was dropped on No. 1 Squadron Australian Flying Corp
Group portrait of German aviators of Fliegerabteilung 300 (FA300) in various forms of tropical and other uniform, some pre-colonial. The photograph was dropped on No. 1 Squadron Australian Flying Corp
Outdoor portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) Claude Henry Vautin, No 1 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), from Yuin, Western Australia on the left, and German aviator Oberleutnant Gerhardt Felmy on the r
Two excerpts from a French newspaper containing war-related articles. Excerpts from the French newspaper, La Liberte du Sud-Ouest found in a black message streamer. The streamer also contained a bo
Small beige cardboard box containing cigarettes. Empty large blue cardboard box. The lid bears an image with the text 'FLAVIN-PLATTE HAUFF'. Small beige cardboard box containing cigarettes and a bo
Aircraft message streamer constructed of two equal streamer lengths attached to a cotton weight pocket (weight missing). The streamer lengths are of red, white and blue fabric. The red or tail is plai
Red, white and blue fabric message streamer. The two 'tails' are comprised of equal-length sections of fabric sewn together in a streamer. The fabric in the tail sections alternate between a hemp-like
Rectangular lead weight taken from the front pocket of a Royal Air Force message streamer. The streamer from which this weight was taken (see REL26818.001) was used by a Royal Air Force RE8 aircraft
Group portrait of German aviators of Fliegerabteilung 300 (FA300) in various forms of tropical and other uniform, some pre-colonial. The photograph was dropped on No. 1 Squadron Australian Flying Corp
