The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
South East Asia. c. 1944. The Allied Nations are assembling quantities of arms, men and machines in preparation for the assaults on the strongholds of Japan. Day after day, aircraft after aircraft are being ferried across the desert from Egypt to India, building up a mighty air power that is soon to unleash its fury in the East. A Dougles C47 Dakota transport aircraft is landed with supplies and equipment for RAF sqadrons in Burma and India.
South East Asia. c. 1944. The Allied Nations are assembling quantities of arms, men and machines in preparation for the assaults on the strongholds of Japan. Seen here are some of the Martin Baltimore
After new arrivals have signed in, they are billeted for their short stay in tents. Indian bearers carry their kit. The first of many reinforcements for South East Asia Command are reaching India by a
Karachi, India. c. 1945. In a short space of time, reinforcements are in a 'Gharry' on their way to the reception centre at RAF Station Poona. The first of many reinforcements for South East Asia Comm
Karachi, India. c. 1945. These reinforcements are checking in at the Orderly Room at the Transit Camp where they collect bedding, and mosquito nets for their short stay. The first of many reinforcemen
Bahrain, Persian Gulf. c. 1944. A Douglas C47 Dakota aircraft and a Curtiss C46 Commando aircraft on the India - Middle East route, refuelling at Bahrain.
Karachi, India. c. 1945. At the Transit Camp Flight Sergeant T. Pember of Calne, Wiltshire, shows the best way to eat a mango. He is sitting in a bathtub in the outdoors, in front of a tent. The first
