The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Kokoda, Papua, 1942-11. As a large group of Australian soldiers looks on, a United States Army Air Force (USAAF) Stinson L-1 Vigilant ambulance aircraft prepares to take off from the Kokoda airstrip with two sick or wounded Australian soldiers aboard. The aircraft is evacuating the men to Port Moresby from the Main Dressing Station (MDS) of the 2/4th Field Ambulance which is established near the airstrip. The Stinson was capable of carrying two patients, one lying and one sitting, on its evacuation flights. A Red Cross sign is painted on the side of the fuselage to indicate the aircraft's medical function, while another sign on its nose reads: (?) 'FRANCES 50'.
Kokoda, Papua, 1942-11. A United States Army Air Force (USAAF) Stinson L-1 Vigilant ambulance aircraft prepares to take off from the Kokoda airstrip, as a group of Australian soldiers looks on (rear).
Kokoda, Papua, 1942-11. A United States Army Air Force (USAAF) Stinson L-1 Vigilant ambulance aircraft prepares to take off from the Kokoda airstrip with two sick or wounded Australian soldiers aboard
Kokoda, Papua, 1942-11. A sick or wounded Australian soldier lies on a stretcher in the open cabin of a United States Army Air Force (USAAF) Stinson L-1 Vigilant ambulance aircraft which is about to e
Kokoda, Papua, 1942-11. A group of three medical personnel makes last minute adjustments to ensure that a sick or wounded Australian soldier who is lying on a stretcher is secure and comfortable for a
Kokoda, Papua, 1942-11. Medical personnel make last minute adjustments to ensure that a sick or wounded Australian soldier is secure and comfortable for an air evacuation flight to Port Moresby aboard
Kokoda, Papua, 1942-11. As medical personnel look on (in the foreground), a sick or wounded Australian soldier lies on a stretcher in the open cabin of a United States Army Air Force (USAAF) Stinson L
