The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Sicily, Italy. c. August 1943. Sitting at a table in front of his makeshift camp, 412674 Flight Sergeant Tim Forneau RNZAF, of Hawkes Bay, NZ, finds time to write a letter. One of a number of popular Dominion pilots in the Desert Harassers No. 450 (Kittyhawk) Squadron RAAF. Forneau has taken part in operations from El Alamein to dive bombing attacks on southern Italy.
Sicily, Italy. 1943. Pilots of the Desert Harassers No. 450 (Kittyhawk) Squadron RAAF, sit around a table inside their makeshift Mess in which they find time to read and write home between operations
Sicily, Italy. 1943. Sitting on a hill overlooking the Mediterranean pilots of the Desert Harassers No. 450 (Kittyhawk) Squadron RAAF, sit at a table under a large umbrella in which they find time to
Foggia, Italy. 1943. Pilots of the Desert Harassers No. 450 (Kittyhawk) Squadron RAAF, operating from an airfield in Italy, having accompanied the Eighth Army all the way from Alamein) resting between
Agnone, Sicily, Italy. 1943. Pilot Officer S. Youl of Melbourne, Vic, a member of the Desert Harassers No. 450 (Kittyhawk) Squadron RAAF, sits on his camp stretcher at his makeshift camp to write up h
Sicily, Italy. 1943. Pilot Officer (PO) D. Minchin, No. 450 (Kittyhawk) Squadron RAAF, of Chatswood, NSW, stands beside his Kittyhawk aircraft with nose art depicting fly spray targetting two swastika
Sicily, Italy. July 1943. Pilots and ground crew of the Desert Harassers No. 450 (Kittyhawk) Squadron RAAF, relax under a tree after enjoying their first meal in Sicily.
