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NIGHT FLYING AT AN RAAF SERVICE FLYING TRAINING SCHOOL (SFTS). THE PRATT AND WHITNEY WASP ENGINE, THE TYPE WHICH POWERED THE 755 WIRRAWAY AIRCRAFT PRODUCED IN AUSTRALIA DURING WORLD WAR II SHOWS TO ADVANTAGE IN THIS NIGHT SHOT AT AN RAAF SFTS. THE TRAINEE PILOT IS WEARING THE STANDARD SEAT PACK PARACHUTE. ( PHOTOGRAPHER: JOHN HARRISON )
THE PRATT AND WHITNEY "WASP" ENGINE, BUILT BY THE COMMONWEALTH AIRCRAFT CORPORATION AT A FACTORY ADJOINING THE WIRRAWAY PLANT, IS FITTED WITH AN OIL TANK AND AN EXHAUST RING, THEN INSTALLED IN THE FUS
Bowen, Qld. 1944-05-09. Fitters working on a Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp Engine of a RAAF Consolidated PBY Catalina flying boat at No. 1 Flying Boat Maintenance Unit.
TWIN-ENGINED BRISTOL BEAUFORT TORPEDO-BOMBERS, THE MOST SUCCESSFUL AIRCRAFT OF THEIR TYPE, ARE NOW BEING PRODUCED IN AUSTRALIA. THOUSANDS OF AUSTRALIAN WORKERS ARE ENGAGED IN THE MASS PRODUCTION OF TH
An M543 5 ton wrecker (left) being used to change a Pratt and Whitney R2000 twin Wasp radial engine on an RAAF Caribou aircraft operated by 35 Squadron, RAAF. The aircraft is parked at the top end of
Townsville, Qld. 1944-04-11. US Fifth Air Force Service Command at Garbutt airfield. Engineer officers, Flying Officer F. A. Coles of Richmond, NSW, Lieutenant S. B. Zeigler of Zelionpole, Pennsylvani
Unidentified men from 1st Field Squadron Workshop, Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (RAEME), using an M543 5 ton wrecker (right) to change the port side Pratt and Whitney R2000 twi
