The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
NT. 1936-05. A RAAF salvage crew loading the fuselage of the Dragon Rapide aircraft A3-2 onto a truck. The wings and engines have been removed to facilitate the salvage operation. The detached wings are seen at left and at right, behind the fuselage. The A3-2 is still carrying its call sign VH-UVG, as it was pressed into RAAF service to begin work based at Port Hedland as part of the North Australian Survey Flight (NASF). The A3-2 was forced to land ninety miles north of Newcastle Waters on 13 May 1936 when it exhausted its fuel. The crew, Flight Lieutenant W. L. Hely, Aircraftmen R. B. Sherwood and H. Walkington, were uninjured although A3-2 sustained severe damage to the undercarriage in the landing. (Donor: S. Hine)
Port Hedland, WA. 1936. Group portrait of RAAF personnel based at Port Hedland as part of the North Australian Survey Flight (NASF). Left to right: Back row; J. Willson; R. M. Brown; R. Sherwood; 4113
Port Hedland, WA. 1936. Group portrait of RAAF personnel based at Port Hedland as part of the North Australian Survey Flight (NASF). Left to right: Back row: J. B. Stirling; J. Willson; Aircraftman R.
Port Hedland, WA. 1936. Group portrait of RAAF detachment based at Port Hedland as part of the North Australian Survey Flight (NASF). Left to right: back row: R. Sherwood; K. D. Solano; R. M. Brown; F
Port Hedland, WA. 1936. 4113 Aircraftman Francis Thomas Hine monitoring radio traffic while serving with No. 3 Squadron RAAF at Port Hedland as part of the North Australian Survey Flight (NASF). Hine
Marble Bar, WA. 1936. 4113 Aircraftman Francis Thomas Hine operating wireless radio equipment. Hine is still wearing his flying suit and leather flying helmet after returning from a flight, the earpho
Port Hedland, WA. 1936-11-16. Humorous poem written by the men of the RAAF detachment based at Port Hedland as part of the North Australian Survey Flight (NASF). The poem is addressed to the citizens
