The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Melbourne, Vic. 1944-11-29. A member of the Mordialloc Post of the Volunteer Air Observer Corps (VAOC) using a Lucas Lamp while standing next to a smoke wind indicator on the ground. Lucas Lamps were issued to VAOC posts and the members trained to use them to flash Morse signals to aircraft lost or in distress. Pilots have been given their bearings or guided down to VAOC forced landing grounds by their beams.
Melbourne, Vic. 1944-11-29. A member of the Mordialloc Post of the Volunteer Air Observer Corps (VAOC) using a Lucas Lamp from a tower. Lucas lamps were issued to VAOC posts and the members trained to
Melbourne, Vic. 1944-11-29. A member of the Mordialloc Post of the Volunteer Air Observer Corps (VAOC) using a Lucas Lamp from a tower. Lucas lamps were issued to VAOC posts and the members trained to
Melbourne, Vic. 1944-11-29. A member of the Mordialloc Post of the Volunteer Air Observer Corps (VAOC) using a Lucas Lamp from a tower. Lucas lamps were issued to VAOC posts and the members trained to
Victoria. C. 1943. A member of the Volunteer Air Observers Corps (VAOC) using a Lucas Lamp. These lamps were issued to VAOC posts and members trained to use them so that they could flash morse signals
Melbourne, Vic. 1944-11-29. Members of the Mordialloc Volunteer Air Observer Corps Emergency Landing Team preparing to light a flare-path on a forced landing ground to guide an aircraft in distress do
Melbourne, Vic. 1944-11-29. Members of the Mordialloc Volunteer Air Observer Corps Emergency Landing Team lighting one of the flares in a flare-path on a forced landing ground to guide an aircraft in
