The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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: 412949 Flying Officer S. F. Green, of Lakemba, NSW; 42576 Leading Aircraftman W. L. Forest, of Woodville, SA, and 423224 Flying Officer A. H. Cobb, of Bondi, NSW.
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 lo
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. Aircraftman 1 W. Williamson (left) and Aircraftman 1 E. M. Fagan both of No. 31 (Beaufighter) Squadron RAAF, on guard duty at a sentry post on the station.
Coomalie Creek, NT. 20 January 1943. Wing Commander C. F. Reid, the Commanding Officer of No. 31 (Beaufighter) Squadron RAAF (left), compares notes with members of another Beaufighter crew of No. 31 S
Coomalie Creek, NT. 1943-12. Flying Officer (Squizzy) Taylor of No. 31 (Beaufighter) Squadron RAAF wearing his full flying equipment sitting back under his aircraft before climbing aboard. He is one o
Near Coomalie Creek, NT. c. November 1944. A Beaufighter aircraft of No. 31 Squadron RAAF dives on a target with live explosive rockets. Members of RAAF ground staff check the results through a specia
