The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Townsville, Qld. C. 1943-09. Leading Aircraftman F. R. Tonkins of Murchison, Vic, holding the nose spinner of a P-40 Kittyhawk fighter aircraft of No. 76 Squadron RAAF at the Garbutt base.
Townsville, Qld. C. 1943-09. RAAF pilots and a United States Army Air Force pilot in front of a P-40 Kittyhawk fighter aircraft of No. 76 Squadron RAAF at the Garbutt base. In the foreground is P-40M
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.
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
KIRIWINA, TROBRIAND ISLANDS, PAPUA. 1943-11-12. CORPORAL F. C. HEFFERNAN OF CAMDEN, NSW, AND NO. 76 SQUADRON RAAF, SITTING ON A BELLY TANK THAT GIVES KITTYHAWK FIGHTER AIRCRAFT EXTRA RANGE, WITH LEADI
Townsville, Qld. July 1942. A Kittyhawk fighter aircraft of No. 76 Squadron, RAAF, taking off on a practise flight.
Townsville, Qld. July 1942. An aircraftman of No. 76 Fighter Squadron, RAAF, puts a polish on his Kittyhawk aircraft. The smoothness of the skin of the machine can improve the speed and may be critica
