The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Lae, New Guinea. 1944-07-31. Sergeant J. W. Allen RAAF and Sergeant A. Stratton RAAF plot information received by wireless telegraphy on the synoptic charts. These charts are produced every three hours, at 5 Mobile Meteorological Flight, RAAF, attached to HQ New Guinea. This unit is formed of combined AIF and RAAF to cooperate with the Army to give weather information for operations and upper air temperatures and winds for anti-aircraft and flat fire artillery.
Lae, New Guinea. 1944-07-31. Gunner A. A. Cleverley AIF (left) ready to release a 30 gram pilot balloon. Its path will be followed through the theodolite, and Sergeant A. Stratton RAAF with the slide
RAVENSHOE AREA, QLD. 1945-01-26. SIGNALMAN S E FLETCHER, (1), AND SIG. N REUS, (2), WIRELESS OPERATORS WITH 2 MOBILE METEOROLOGICAL FLIGHT, ATTACHED HQ 9 DIVISION, PICKING UP SHORTWAVE WEATHER BROADCA
Lae, New Guinea. 1944-07-31. Signalman Leigh AIF (left) and Gunner Meehan AIF, preparing meteorological equipment to check wind speed and direction at the Headquarters of 5 Mobile Meteorological Fligh
Lae, New Guinea. 1944-07-31. Sergeant A. Stratton RAAF preparing to send up a meteorological balloon to check wind speed and direction at the Headquarters of 5 Mobile Meteorological Flight, RAAF attac
RAVENSHOE AREA, QLD. 1945-01-26. FLIGHT LIEUTENANT BARNES, RAAF, OFFICER COMMANDING 2 MOBILE METEOROLOGICAL FLIGHT, ATTACHED HQ 9 DIVISION, (1), ANALYSING THE SYNOPTIC CHART AND PREPARING THE WEATHER
WEWAK AREA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-06-05. WO C.J. PADDICK, 3 MOBILE METEOROLOGICAL FLIGHT, RAAF, ATTACHED HQ ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARTILLERY 6 DIVISION, RELEASING A HYDROGEN FILLED BALLOON FOR OBSERVATION OF UPP
