The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Four Australian air crew stand between a plane and a truck. Left to right; Douglas (no further details known); 402087 Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt, later Flight Lieutenant [Flt Lt]) Gordon Sumner Hissey, Wireless Operator/Air gunner of Sydney, NSW; 400020 Pilot Officer (PO, later Flt Lt) Archibald Paterson, DFC, Observer, of Melbourne, Vic; 013069 (404095) Flying Officer (FO, later Squadron Leader) Henry Daintree Foot, Pilot of Qld. Flt Lt Paterson received his Distinguished Flying Cross for duties of a high standard while flying in the Mediterranean theatre.
These airmen all served at the same time in the same squadrons in the Middle East, including RAF 39 Squadron, 203 Squadron and the Middle East Training School. On 21 July 1945, Flt Lt Paterson was accidentally killed in a ground accident at Lake Belmont, Lake Macquarie while serving with 11 Squadron, RAAF (Donor A. Penman)
411157 Warrant Officer (WO, later Flight Lieutenant [Flt Lt]) Arthur Sampson McEvoy, Sydney NSW and 409368 Flying Officer (later Flt Lt) Mervyn Neville Austin, Melbourne Vic. Both are members of C Fli
Two members of 'C' Flight standing in front of a Mosquito aircraft of No. 456 Squadron RAAF of Fighter Command, based at RAF Station Middle Wallop. They are 404543 Flying Officer (later Flight Lieuten
Group portrait of the crew of Q for Queenie, a Sunderland aircraft of No. 10 Squadron RAAF in the UK, which was attacked by sixteen enemy aircraft. Front row, left to right: 407043 Flying Officer (F
The first Australian Fighter Wing has been formed in this country. One of the two squadrons, No. 451 Squadron RAAF, comprising the Wing has been in operations in the Middle East, Cyprus, Syria, Corsic
Malta. c. July 1943. Group portrait of members of No. 3 Squadron RAAF in front of their Curtiss P40 Kittyhawk aircraft. Left to right, back row (standing): Pilot Officer (PO) John Hooke; Flight Sergea
Informal portrait of officers relaxing in the Officers Mess of No. 451 (Hurricane) Squadron RAAF. Identified from left to right: 402326 Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) Charles Edward Edmondson DSO from Syd
