The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Morotai, Netherland East Indies. August 1945. Informal portrait of Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) Kenneth R. Mitchell standing beside a 79 Fighter Squadron Spitfire Mk VIII, A58-643 on Pitoe Airfield. Flt Lt Mitchell was a fighter controller with Air Defence Headquarters, formerly serving with 185 Squadron (RAF) in Malta. (Donor H. Kennare)
Morotai, Netherland East Indies. 15 August 1945. Pilots of 79 Squadron, RAAF, fly their Spitfire MK VIII aircraft in VP formation over Pitoe Airfield. They are led by their Commanding Officer 408021 S
Informal portrait of 400735 Flight Lieutenant Len S. Reid DFC, Officer in Charge of 79 Squadron sitting on the wing of his Spitfire Mk VIII, A58-522 at Pitoe Airfield. The aircraft has the name "Hal-F
Morotai, Netherland East Indies. 9 September 1945. Portrait of the maintenance and servicing personnel of "A" and "B" Flights Groundstaff and Workshop Section and some pilots of 79 Squadron, RAAF. Beh
Townsville, Qld. 2 November 1945. Informal group portrait of pilots of 79 Fighter Squadron, RAAF, sitting beside their Spitfire Mk VII aircraft at Garbutt Airfield. They are en route to No. 6 Aircraft
Townsville, Qld. 2 November 1945. Informal group portrait of pilots of 79 Fighter Squadron, RAAF. They are standing next to a Spitfire Mk VII aircraft at Garbutt Airfield and are en route to No. 6 Air
Morotai, Netherland East Indies. October 1945. Flight Lieutenant George Bell of No. 1 Communications (Ferry) Flight sitting in the pilot seat of a new CAC Mustang Fighter, serial number AAF-44-84487,
