The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A Norton 16 H, 500 cc side valve motor cycle, with the British army registration number C4859112. The motorcycle makes a convenient table for the operational map being used by an army liaison officer (centre), who is showing the pilots of No 117 Squadron, RAF, at Hathazari, Eastern Bengal, where the ground troops want their supplies dropped. Also looking at the map are Flying Officer Don Wilson, RAAF, of Killara, NSW (left), and the Operations Officer, Flight Lieutenant Duncan Robertson, RAF of Haddington, Scotland.
Hathazari, Eastern Bengal, India. c. 21 February 1945. No. 117 (Dakota) Squadron RAF in Burma breeds its own pigeons for the table. The bird fanciers are RAAF members, 407589 Flying Officer Hec Orchar
Hathazari, Eastern Bengal, India. c. 21 February 1945. A pilot in No. 117 (Dakota) Squadron RAF, 411646 Pilot Officer O. H. Sander of Grafton, NSW, waits for his aircraft to be loaded before setting o
Hathazari, Eastern Bengal, India. c. 21 February 1945. Smokey-joe's by the airstrip supply hot meals for crews of No. 117 (Dakota) Squadron RAF between supply dropping sorties in Burma. Warrant Office
Hathazari, Eastern Bengal, India. c. 21 February 1945. Chatting in front of the starboard motor of a Douglas C47 Dakota transport aircraft are Squadron Leader J. W. (Bill) Maloney of Kalgoorlie, WA (l
Hathazari, Eastern Bengal, India. c. 21 February 1945. Table niceties are dispensed with when you come back from a tiring trip dropping supplies from Douglas C47 Dakota transport aircraft No. 117 Squa
Hathazari, Eastern Bengal, India. c. 21 February 1945. An RAAF navigator of No. 117 (Dakota) Squadron RAF, and formerly on the staff of the Truth newspaper, Sydney, NSW, Warrant Officer Vince Porter o
