The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Fano, Italy. c. February 1945. Two days after having been shot up by ack-ack in northern Italy, 425749 Flying Officer I. G. S. Purssey of Clayfield, Qld, a member of No. 3 Squadron RAAF, had to crash land his North American P51 Mustang aircraft on a beach in northern Italy.
Fano, Italy. c. February 1945. Pilots of No. 3 Squadron RAAF are constantly smashing German strongpoints, gun positions and transport in northern Italy and Yugoslavia. Although there is little opposit
Cervia, Italy. c. 1945. Portrait of four members of No. 3 Squadron RAAF, operating in northern Italy in close support of the Eighth Army, in front of a North American P51 Mustang Aircraft. Left to rig
Cervia, Italy. c. 1945. Informal portrait of 425749 Flying Officer (FO) I. G. S. (Bill) Purssey of Brisbane, Qld, a pilot of No. 3 (Mustang) Squadron RAAF in northern Italy. FO Purssey has taken part
Fano, Italy. November 1944. The North American P51 Mustang fighter bomber aircraft, squadron code name CV, with which No. 3 Squadron RAAF in Northern Italy has been equipped, is proving very popular w
Crete. c. May 1944. Informal portrait of 425749 Flying Officer (FO) I. G. S. Purssey of Brisbane, Qld, a member of No. 450 Squadron RAAF beside a Curtiss P40 Kittyhawk aircraft with the nose art readi
Fano, Italy. 15 December 1944. Armourers of No. 3 Squadron RAAF preparing a Christmas box for the Germans (Jerry). This fighter bomber squadron is constantly pounding the retreating army in northern I
