The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Camden, NSW circa late 1930s. Shows activities mainly at the Macquarie Grove Aerodrome which was established by Edward Macarthur-Onslow on his property. He started a flying and gliding school there in 1937 on the land that is now Camden Airport. In the late 1930s Miss Gwen Stark (married name Caldwell) transferred her flying activities there and and photographed these scenes. Scenes include: 'Doc' Heydon and his Slingsby Gull sailplane in flight. Other aircraft shown are an Aviar, a DH60, a Comper Swift and a Genairco. Various members of the flying fraternity swinging propellors, refuelling aircraft. taking off and landing. A silver RAAF Wirraway arrives at the airfield. Wirraway takes off and flys over airfield. a medium shot of two seater monoplane and crew - 'Gordon Elliot Bowral' is stencilled below the second cockpit. Brief scene of the Minister for Aviation Mr Fairbairn speaking on a podium infront of the hangars at the airfiled. A wrecked Douglas DC-2 engines and wings missing. Men working around DC-2 digging and stacking sandbags to prop up the aircraft. [Colour section] Medium shot of fuel pump and aviators. Close up of Miss Gwen Stark adjusting flying helmet. Medium shot of Miss Stark climbing into biplane. [Adapted from information supplied by Mr Gordon Lasslett to donor]
Activities of the Women's Flying Club filmed by Miss Gwen Stark (married name Caldwell) the camp commandant. Weekend camp at St Ives showground. Getting meals and doing chores. Nancy-Bird Walton arriv
An amateur film taken by Geoffrey Preston Hood while serving aboard the heavy cruiser HMAS Australia. Opening scene of a dug out canoe with native boys and men along side HMAS Australia. Long boat ful
Coverage of operations by aircraft of the Second Tactical Airforce (2nd TAF) and Bomber Command in the Caen area, Normandy in support of Operation Overlord. Mid air shots of RAF Boston aircraft of No
HMAS Voyager and crew in the Mediterranean, circa mid 1940. Alexandria or Cairo, car trip through the city. Various scenes of parks, buildings etc. At sea, long shot of a destroyer underway at speed.
Activities of 3 Squadron RAAF in the Western Desert, North Africa, Sicily and Italy 1942-1945. Department of Information photographers Frank Hurley and Alan Anderson? unidentified walking to photograp
Coverage of an airshow at HMAS Albatross the RAN Fleet Air Arm air base. Medium shot of a twin seater monoplane. Children seated in the front cockpit of a Tiger Moth. Tiger Moth takes off. Spectators
