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. Seen here are some of the Martin Baltimore aircraft awaiting delivery to operational squadrons in Burma by Auxiliary Transport Unit (ATU) pilots who ferry the aircraft to units in 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. Day after day, aircraft after aircraft are
Burma. c. March 1944. Flying Officer (FO) Sharma (left), the pilot, of Lucknow, India, and FO Sadiq, the rear gunner, of Kohat, India, the crew of a Vultee Vengeance aircraft of one of the Indian Air
Berca, Cyrenaica. c. November 1944. Australia is still represented in the Western Desert, where No. 459 Squadron RAAF is stationed. Here the fitters and riggers are at work on a Martin Baltimore aircr
India. C. 1944-08. Sikh rifleman awaiting his turn to embark in an aircraft of RAF Transport Command for transport to the front-line area in Burma.
Airborne over Burma. c. 21 February 1945. Burmese temples are scattered all over the country flown over by RAAF members serving with RAF transport squadrons in India and Burma.
Adelaide, SA. October 1945. RAAF aircrew who served in RAF squadrons flying in India and Burma, crowd on the deck of the SS Sontay as it pulls into the wharf. This is the first large RAAF contingent t
