The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Coomalie Creek, NT. 1944-11. 8189 Leading Aircraftman N. R. Hewitt of Subiaco, WA, from No. 31 (Beaufighter) Squadron RAAF, preparing armour piercing heads ready to be screwed into rockets prior to loading onto one of the Squadron's aircraft.
Coomalie Creek, NT. 1944-11. Leading Aircraftman (LAC) N. R. Hewitt of Subiaco, WA (left) and LAC R. Nicholls of Bowral, NSW, screwing a dummy head into a rocket prior to fitting the rocket to a Beauf
Coomalie Creek, NT. 1944-11. Leading Aircraftman (LAC) N. R. Hewitt of Subiaco, WA (left) and LAC R. Nicholls of Bowral, NSW, sliding a rocket with a dummy head into the projector gear of a Beaufighte
Coomalie Creek, NT. 1944-11. Members of the RAAF examine war heads about to be fitted to rockets and loaded on the Beaufighter bomber aircraft of No. 31 Squadron RAAF, in the background. Left to right
Coomalie Creek, NT. 1944-11. An armourer of No. 31 (Beaufighter) Squadron RAAF fuses an aircraft's rockets just prior to take off on a mission searching for Japanese shipping north of Australia.
Coomalie Creek, NT. 20 January 1943. Two armourers of No. 31 (Beaufighter) Squadron RAAF, sitting on an aircraft loading a belt of 20mm ammunition into one of the aircraft's ammunition boxes.
Coomalie Creek, NT. December 1943. Members of No. 31 (Beaufighter) Squadron RAAF standing by ready for the signal to board their aircraft for action against the enemy.
