The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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 to aircraft lost or in distress. There have been times when pilots have been given the bearings or guided down by beams from a Lucas Lamp to a forced landing ground established by the VAOC.
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
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
Victoria. C. 1943. Members of the Volunteer Air Observers Corps (VAOC) in a country town conducting a First Aid Team rehearsal. VAOC members organised every form of assistance for airmen forced down,
Victoria. C. 1943. A Volunteer Air Observers Corps (VAOC) observation post situated on the roof of a country butter factory. Such posts were established approximately ten miles apart, in an elevated p
