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Port Said, Egypt. 20 March 1944. Before embarking on the first stage of the journey to a new operational area in Corsica personnel of No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF, await the arrival of lighters to take them alongside SS Circassia for boarding. Most of the squadrons ground crew have been with the squadron since it first came to the Middle East three years ago. The squadron flying Hurricanes, made a fine name for itself in the Western Desert at the time of the second Allied push. Today it is on the first stage of its way to a new operational area in Corsica.
At Sea. c. March 1944. Personnel of No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF on the troopship SS Circassia which is taking them from Egypt to a new operational area in Corsica. This squadron came to the Middl
At Sea. c. March 1944. Personnel of No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF on the troopship SS Circassia which is taking them from Egypt to a new operational area in Corsica. This squadron came to the Middl
Port Said, Egypt. 20 March 1944. 20114 Leading Aircraftman C. R. (Roy) Ebeling of Clarence, NSW, is one of the original members of No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF, which has been operating in the Mid
Port Said, Egypt. 20 March 1944. Members of No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF, boarding the lighters which are to take them to a troopship, SS Circassia. After some weeks of inactivity the squadron is
At Sea. c. March 1944. Group portrait of members of No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF, on board the troopship SS Circassia which has borne them all the way on the first stage of the journey from Egypt
Port Said, Egypt. 20 March 1944. Airmen and kit occupy several lighters at the side of the troopship SS Circassia which is to take these members of No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF to Port Augusta, Si
