The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Letters to family cover enlistment; training at No 3 RAAF School of Technical Training at Ultimo, Sydney; Flight Rigger and Fitter courses at No 1 Engineering School, Melbourne; duties with ground staff at No 1 Wireless Air Gunners School, Ballarat, 3 WAGS in Maryborough, Group 872 in Townsville and Group 848 in Cairns. Describes American troops; fatal aircraft crashes; aerobatic manoeuvres; Wackett aircraft; work in Maintenance Records Office; home news, referendum, strikes in Sydney, and VE Day. Extracts of these letters were published in book titled "Not to be shot at or exported".
Collection relating to the Second World War and British Commonwealth Occupational Force (BCOF) service of 71625 Leading Aircraftman Irvine Leslie Davis, 7 Operational Training Unit, No. 8 Squadron, No
Brief daily entries describe duties with ground crew for No 30 Beaufighter Squadron at Kiriwina (Trobriand) Island, Tadji (Aitape) and Noemfoor Island. Mentions air raids, natives, recreation, aircraf
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 418740 Leading Aircraftman Eric Francis Dow, No. 7 Service Flying Training School, Royal Australian Air Force, Deniliquin, Victoria, 1943. Coll
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 39676 Leading Aircraftman Kurt Casper Irwin Koehne, No. 1 Engineering School, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), Ascot Vale, 1941. Collection co
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 71167 Leading Aircraftman Robert Dickson Bruce, Royal Australian Air Force, Australia, 1942-1943. This collection consists of six notebooks of l
Collection related to No 62202 Leading Aircraftman Sydney Kildea, RAAF. Includes original diary kept by LAC Syd Kildea of No 1 Mobile Works Squadron (Special Works Force), RAAF, and covers the period