The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Strauss, NT. 20 January 1943. Two armourers loading 50 calibre ammunition into two of the six ammunition boxes in the wings of a Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk aircraft of No. 76 Squadron RAAF. A total of 1410 rounds is carried - 235 rounds per box.
DARWIN, N.T. 1942. ARMAMENT PERSONNEL OF NO. 77 SQUADRON RAAF LOADING BELTS OF .5 INCH AMMUNITION INTO M2 BROWNING MACHINE GUNS OF A CURTISS P-40E KITTYHAWK FIGHTER AIRCRAFT WITH WHICH THE SQUADRON WA
Strauss, NT. 20 January 1943. Two armourers, Leading Aircraftman (LAC) Godden (standing) and 45882 LAC Colin John Pestell, loading 50 calibre ammunition boxes in a Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk aircraft of
Strauss, NT. 20 January 1943. Two armourers from No. 76 Squadron RAAF displaying an ammunition belt from one of a Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk aircraft's six Browning M2 machine guns - each belt contains 23
Strauss, NT. 22 January 1943. Pilots of No. 76 Squadron RAAF indulge in a marking tussle for a basketball in front of one of their Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk aircraft.
Strauss, NT. 20 January 1943. Leading Aircraftman Alan Newton of No. 77 Squadron RAAF putting the finishing touches to an emblem he is painting as `nose art' on a Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk aircraft.
Three armourers of No 3 Squadron RAAF re-arming a Curtiss P40E Kittyhawk with 50 calibre machine gun ammunition. The ammunition belts are being fed into the ammunition bins in the wing. (Donor F. Sain
Official War Department training film I-739 produced by the Signal Corps in collaboration with the Army Air Forces. Explains the disassembly of the Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk armament consisting of six .5
