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Grottaglie Airfield, Italy. 1943. RAAF and Italian ground crew personnel together at the airfield. The Italians work on Macchi bomber aircraft and the Australians of No. 3 Squadron RAAF, on Curtiss P40 Kittyhawk aircraft. The spirit between these crews is most friendly.
Grottaglie, Italy. 1943. Ground crew personnel of No. 3 (Kittyhawk) Squadron RAAF, refuelling a Curtiss P40 Kittyhawk bomber aircraft at an Italian airfield in Italy a few minutes after their arrival
Grottaglie, Italy. 1943. Ground crew personnel of No. 3 (Kittyhawk) Squadron RAAF, refuelling a Curtiss P40 Kittyhawk bomber aircraft at an Italian airfield in Italy a few minutes after their arrival
Grottaglie, Italy. 1943. RAAF airmen admire an Italian statue, showing an eagle on the top, at an airfield from which they are now operating Curtiss P40 Kittyhawk fighter bomber aircraft.
Grottaglie, Italy. c. September 1943. RAAF ground crews are moving Italian Macchi C.200 fighter aircraft from the landing ground at their new headquarters. These were the first Australians to land on
Grottaglie, Italy. 1943. Ground crew personnel of No. 450 Squadron RAAF, now operating in Italy, work on a Curtiss P40 Kittyhawk aircraft used by the Squadron. Note that some of the airmen are standin
Grottaglie, Italy. September 1943. Standing near an aircraft are the ground crew personnel of No. 3 (Kittyhawk) Squadron RAAF, an all Australian squadron that arrived in Italy. These are some of the m