The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
NORTHERN AUSTRALIA. LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN (LAC) JACK SUTHERLAND OF SUTHERLAND SHIRE, SCOTLAND, ADDS ANOTHER "NIP" TO A PIECE OF JAP ZERO WHICH HANGS IN THE OFFICERS' MESS AT A SPITFIRE SQUADRON IN A NORTHERN AREA. THE WING TIP WAS TAKEN FROM A SHOT DOWN ZERO. A NIP OF WHISKEY IS ADDED FOR EACH JAP PLANE WHICH IS BROUGHT DOWN BY THE SQUADRON. WHEN THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN 10 "NIPS" HAD BEEN CHALKED UP. THE TWO BLACK SWANS ON THE WING TIP REPRESENT THE SWANS THAT DR. EVATT SENT TO WINSTON CHURCHILL. BESIDE THE "NIP" SCORE BOARD IS THE RAF CREST. THE PAINTING WAS DONE BY LAC SUTHERLAND. (NEGATIVE BY H. DICK).
Winnellie, NT. 1943-05-10. The tally of Japanese aircraft destroyed by No. 54 (Spitfire) Squadron RAF shows a total of eight glasses painted on the wing tip of a Mitsubishi A6M Zero aircraft used as a
PAPUA. ALLIES ATTACK BUNA. ONE OF THE ZERO FIGHTER AIRCRAFT HIT BY THE ALLIED AIR FORCE ON THE AIR STRIP AT BUNA. THESE WERE THE FIRST PICTURES EVER TAKEN OF THE NEW TYPE OF ZERO FIGHTER. MAIN POINT O
PAPUA. ALLIES ATTACK BUNA. ONE OF THE ZERO FIGHTER AIRCRAFT HIT BY THE ALLIED AIR FORCE ON THE AIR STRIP AT BUNA. THESE WERE THE FIRST PICTURES EVER TAKEN OF THE NEW TYPE OF ZERO FIGHTER. MAIN POINT O
Trailing edge of wing tip of an Aichi D3A1 'Val' dive bomber. The wing section is made from aircraft grade aluminium, is of rivetted construction and is painted light olive grey with extensive chippi
Bowen, Qld. 1944-05-09. Major work on Consolidated PBY Catalina flying boat is performed ashore at No. 1 Flying Boat Maintenance Unit. Installing the wing-tip float retracting mechanism are, from left
Wagga, NSW. c 1947. The inner section of the port (left hand) wing of a Beaufort bomber aircraft showing Japanese Kanji characters painted on the underside of the wing. The message was painted from wi
