The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Madang, New Guinea, 1945-08-15. Sitting around a table (left) on which glasses and bottles of alcohol are resting, four RAAF officers serving with Headquarters, RAAF Northern Command (NORCOM), celebrate Victory in the Pacific (VP) Day. The men are (left to right): Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) Gordon Grainger; Flt Lt Toby Clay; 82586 Flying Officer (FO) Allen Robert Griffiths, Administrative and Special Duties (A&SD) Intelligence; Squadron Leader Arch Longden, Welfare Officer. The men are sitting at the entrance to Flt Lt Grainger's hut or tent. Both Flt Lt Grainger and FO Griffiths have glasses of alcohol in their hands, while FO Griffiths is also holding a cigarette.
Madang, New Guinea, 1945-08-15. Four RAAF officers serving with Headquarters, RAAF Northern Command (NORCOM), celebrate Victory in the Pacific (VP) Day with a session of solid drinking. The men are (l
Madang, New Guinea, 1945-08-15. Informal outdoors portrait of three officers serving with Headquarters, RAAF Northern Command (NORCOM). The men, dressed only in shorts, are (left to right): Flight Lie
Madang, New Guinea, 1945-08-15. During their celebrations for Victory in the Pacific (VP) Day, RAAF servicemen from Headquarters, RAAF Northern Command (NORCOM), sit on an upturned boat or dinghy afte
Madang, New Guinea, 1945-07. Outdoors group portrait of the Operations and Intelligence officers of all three services serving at Headquarters, RAAF Northern Command (NORCOM). Left to right, back row:
Madang, New Guinea, 1945-08. Informal outdoors portrait of four bare-chested officers serving with Headquarters, RAAF Northern Command (NORCOM). The men are (left to right): Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt)
Madang, New Guinea, 1945-12. In the Officers' Mess at Headquarters, RAAF Northern Command (NORCOM), a group of RAAF officers enjoys an informal Sunday morning glass of beer with the unit's Commanding
