The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
NEAR MOROTAI ISLAND, HALMAHERA ISLANDS, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. 1944-12-30. SIX PILOTS OF THE FAMOUS NO. 452 (SPITFIRE) SQUADRON RAAF WHICH WAS AMONG "THE FEW" IN THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN AND IS NOW SERVING AT MOROTAI IN THE SOUTH-WEST PACIFIC FIND TIME FOR SOME MILD FORMATION PRACTICE DURING AN AFTERNOON HUNT FOR "TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY" IN THE HALMAHERAS AREA. THE LEADER IS 408970 LIEUTENANT L. S. COMPTON OF CAULFIELD, VIC, IN CAMOUFLAGED MARK VIII (C) AIRCRAFT CODED QY-T.
Unidentified crewmembers of the RAN destroyer HMAS Bataan attempting a newspaper crossword in their mess. Note the loudspeaker and portraits of unknown actresses on the shelves and bulkheads at rear.
NEAR MOROTAI ISLAND, HALMAHERA ISLANDS, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. 1944-12-30. SIX PILOTS OF THE FAMOUS NO. 452 (SPITFIRE) SQUADRON RAAF WHICH WAS AMONG "THE FEW" IN THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN AND IS NOW SER
NEAR MOROTAI ISLAND, HALMAHERA ISLANDS, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. 1944-12-30. SIX PILOTS OF THE FAMOUS NO. 452 (SPITFIRE) SQUADRON RAAF WHICH WAS AMONG "THE FEW" IN THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN AND IS NOW SER
NEAR MOROTAI ISLAND, HALMAHERA ISLANDS, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. 1944-12-30. A CAMOUFLAGED SPITFIRE MK VIII (C) AIRCRAFT OF NO. 452 SQUADRON RAAF IN FLIGHT, THE PILOT BEING 408970 PILOT FLIGHT LIEUTEN
NEAR MOROTAI ISLAND, HALMAHERA ISLANDS, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. 1944-12-30. THE CLASSIC LINES OF "THE BEST DARNED LIL' PEA SHOOTER IN THE WORLD", TO QUOTE AN ENVIOUS AMERICAN PILOT, SHOWN TO ADVANTAG
MOROTAI, HALMAHERA ISLANDS, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. C. 1945-01-23. FOUR PILOTS WITH THE WORLD FAMOUS NO. 452 (SPITFIRE) SQUADRON RAAF WATCHING ONE OF THEIR COMRADES COMING INTO LAND. STANDING IN FRON
HALMAHERA ISLANDS, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. 1945-04-09. ONE WONDERS WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF A LIVE SHARK SAW THIS FEROCIOUS INSIGNA ON THE MAE WEST (LIFE JACKET) OF A SPITFIRE PILOT SWIMMING IN THE WATER
