The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Sussex, England. 1945-04-14. The first Australian fighter Wing to operate in Europe, a Spitfire wing which includes No. 451 and No. 453 Squadron RAAF at RAF Station Matlaske, devoted itself entirely to counter-measures against the V2 long-range rocket bomb. Operating from bases in Britain and on the Continent, the wing flew 1,328 sorties over Holland, bombing and strafing launching sites, workshops and transport, and cutting railway lines leading to the firing sites. A squadron engineering officer Flying Officer R. Bush, of Canterbury, NSW (left), offers a cigarette to his commanding officer 404795 Wing Commander (Wg Cdr) Donald George Andrews DFC, of Southport, Qld, before popping the usual question - "Any trouble with the kites?" Wg Cdr Andrews had returned to base after leading his wing on an offensive sweep.
Sussex, England. 1945-04-14. The first Australian fighter Wing to operate in Europe, a Spitfire wing which includes No. 451 and No. 453 Squadron RAAF devoted itself entirely to counter-measures agains
404795 Wing Commander Donald George Andrews DFC, of Southport, QLD standing in the cockpit of his aircraft in RAF Station Matlaske, Norfolk. Wing Commander Andrews was the leader of the first Australi
Sussex, England. 1945-04-14. The first Australian fighter Wing to operate in Europe, a Spitfire wing which includes No. 451 and No. 453 Squadron RAAF based at RAF Station Matlaske, devoted itself enti
Sussex, England. 1945-04-14. The first Australian fighter Wing to operate in Europe, a Spitfire wing which includes No. 451 and No. 453 Squadron RAAF based at RAF Station Matlaske, devoted itself enti
Sussex, England. 1945-04-14. The first Australian fighter Wing to operate in Europe, a Spitfire wing which includes No. 451 and No. 453 Squadron RAAF based at RAF Station Matlaske, devoted itself enti
Sussex, England. 1945-04-14. The first Australian fighter Wing to operate in Europe, a Spitfire wing which includes No. 451 and No. 453 Squadron RAAF at RAF Station Matlaske, devoted itself entirely t
