The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Bowen, Qld. 1944-05-09. Hosing with fresh water is the first action when RAAF Consolidated PBY Catalina flying boats are brought ashore for overhaul at No. 1 Flying Boat Maintenance Unit. With the hose is 35219 Leading Aircraftman M. D. Hepplewhite, Fitter IIA of Cessnock, NSW. He is watched by another member of the RAAF in the foreground.
Bowen, Qld. 1944-05-09. At No. 1 Flying Boat Maintenance Unit RAAF Consolidated PBY Catalina flying boat aircraft being hosed down with fresh water by 35873 Leading Aircraftman J. C. Walsh, fitter IIA
Bowen, Qld. 1944-05-09. New Plexiglas being fitted in the port gunner's cupola, or "blister" of a RAAF Consolidated PBY Catalina flying boat which has been brought ashore for periodic overhaul with No
Bowen, Qld. 1944-05-09. RAAF Consolidated PBY Catalina flying boat mounted on special beaching chassis is brought ashore for overhaul, towed by a tractor, at No. 1 Flying Boat Maintenance Unit.
Bowen, Qld. 1944-05-09. At No. 1 Flying Boat Maintenance Unit, the port aileron of a RAAF Consolidated PBY Catalina flying boat is being removed during ashore overhaul.
Bowen, Qld. 1944-05-09. Major work on Consolidated PBY Catalina flying boat is performed ashore at No. 1 Flying Boat Maintenance Unit. Installing the wing-tip float retracting mechanism are, from left
Bowen, Qld. 1944-05-09. Engine maintenance being performed at No. 1 Flying Boat Maintenance Unit. Known as the "Aerial Dockyard", it is where RAAF Consolidated PBY Catalina flying boats are flown from
