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 based 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. Outside the Airmen's mess, 68537 Leading Aircraftman (LAC) W. R. Mullin, of Bexley, NSW, 22459 Corporal A. W. Stanton, of Brisbane, Qld, and 79715 LAC R. Hopkinson, of Brisbane, Qld, chat with some members of the WAAF (Women's Auxiliary Air Force).
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
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
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
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
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
