The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Corsica, France. May 1944. Somebody will have to back up. Airmen of No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF, which is operating from a base at Poretta airfield in Corsica, find the narrow twisting roads of the new country a different proposition to the wide open space of the Western Desert.
Poretta, Corsica, France. May 1944. A picturesque township situated in a picturesque country. To airmen of No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF, which has been operating in the Western Desert this new bas
Poretta, Corsica, France. April 1944. A cow is something of a novelty to these airmen of No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF after many months in the Western Desert. The airmen were enjoying a walk in th
Poretta, Corsica, France. April 1944. Airmen of No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF now operating from Poretta Airfield, after long months on escort work from the Western Desert, spend some time explorin
Poretta, Corsica, France. April 1944. Airmen of No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF now operating from Poretta Airfield, after long months on escort work from the Western Desert, spend some time explorin
Poretta, Corsica, France. May 1944. Portrait of pilot and fitter in front of a Supermarine Spitfire aircraft on the landing ground at Poretta airfield. The airmen are members of No. 451 Squadron RAAF
Corsica, France. c. March 1944. Convoy of No. 451 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF on the move from Ajaccio to a new airfield. The squadron is now operating from Poretta, a Mediterranean base after a long per
