The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Rome, Italy. c. 1944. Australian priests who have been in Rome for six or seven years studying at the Catholic College of Propaganda were delighted to meet RAAF airmen serving with RAAF Kittyhawk squadrons when the latter visited the College shortly after the Allied occupation of Rome. The priests are seen here wearing Aussie "fur felts" loaned to them by the airmen.
Rome, Italy. c. 1944. Group portrait of airmen serving with RAAF Kittyhawk squadrons and operating from an airfield near Rome visit the Catholic College of Propaganda with RAAF Padre J. McNamara. They
Rome, Italy. c. 1944. Group portrait of airmen serving with RAAF Kittyhawk squadrons and operating from an airfield near Rome visit the Catholic College of Propaganda with RAAF Padre J. McNamara. They
Rome, Italy. c. 1944. RAAF airmen with RAAF Padre J. McNamara visit the Catholic College of Propaganda in Rome. The guests are seen here being shown through the precincts of the College by Australian
Rome, Italy. June 1944. After the occupation of Rome by Allied troops on 4 June 1944, airmen of the Desert Harassers, No. 450 (Kittyhawk) Squadron RAAF, visited the capital to see the sights. Leading
Rome, Italy. c. June 1944. RAAF airmen serving with Kittyhawk fighter bomber squadrons near Rome climbed the famous Piazza di Spagna stairs which lead to the church of Trinita de Monti on a visit to t
Florence, Italy. 1944. Personnel serving with the RAAF and RAF squadrons in Italy find the Australian Comforts Fund (ACF) hotel in Florence the ideal leave centre. Many old friends, long separated sin
