The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Canberra, ACT, 1955. RAAF servicemen commence the task of disassembling Supermarine Spitfire Mark II P7973 at RAAF Base Fairbairn so that the fighter aircraft can be transported in sections to the Australian War Memorial and installed and reassembled in the Aeroplane Hall. The man in the foreground (right) carrying the aircraft's nose cone is Leading Aircraftman (LAC) Johnny Waydock, while the man standing on the Spitfire's wing is LAC Peter McCracken. Both men are members of the RAAF's Aircraft Research and Development Unit (AMRU) who have been attached to RAAF Fairbairn to help carry out the task of disassembling, transporting and reassembling the aircraft.
Spitfire Mark IIa all-metal single engined, single seat low wing monoplane fighter aircraft, registration number P7973. It is fitted with a Mk V spinner and Rotol RS5/24 variable pitch propellor. The
Canberra, ACT, 1955. RAAF servicemen commence the task of disassembling Supermarine Spitfire Mark II P7973 at RAAF Base Fairbairn so that the fighter aircraft can be transported in sections to the Aus
Canberra, ACT, 1955. Several RAAF servicemen carry the upper wing of Albatros DVa Scout biplane D5390/17 through the side entrance of the Australian War Memorial. The aircraft, which has been brought
Canberra, ACT, 1955. Supermarine Spitfire Mark II P7973 stands in a hangar at RAAF Base Fairbairn shortly before it was disassembled and transported in sections to the Australian War Memorial. The fig
Canberra, ACT, 1955. At the side entrance to the Australian War Memorial, Albatros DVa Scout biplane D5390/17 stands, without its wings, on the back of a RAAF semi-trailer truck which has brought the
Canberra, ACT, 1955. Avro Lancaster BI W4783 (G for George) stands newly installed on display in an exhibition in the Aeroplane Hall of the Australian War Memorial. The bomber aircraft was first disas
Canberra, ACT, 1955. At RAAF Base Fairbairn, a group of RAAF servicemen disassembles Messerschmitt ME262 jet fighter W.N.500200 preparatory to moving the aircraft to the Australian War Memorial where
