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Photograph 150026 Second World War, 1939-1945Townsville, Qld. July 1942. Ground crew mechanics carry out engine serviceability on a Kittyhawk fighter aircraft of No. 76 Squadron, RAAF.

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Townsville, Qld. July 1942. Ground crews raise the tail of a Kittyhawk fighter aircraft of No. 76 Squadron, RAAF, into a flying position to enable the alignment of the wing machine guns.
Townsville, Qld. July 1942. Ground crew mechanics carry out engine serviceability on a Kittyhawk fighter aircraft of No. 76 Squadron, RAAF.

Townsville, Qld. July 1942. A Kittyhawk fighter aircraft of No. 76 Squadron, RAAF, taking off on a practise flight.

Townsville, Qld. July 1942. Two Kittyhawk fighter aircraft of No. 76 Squadron, RAAF, take off on a ground strafing exercise. Note the dust cloud behind the aircraft indicating an unsealed surface on t

Townsville, Qld. July 1942. A belly fuel tank is fitted to a Kittyhawk fighter aircraft of No. 76 Squadron, RAAF. This additional fuel allows the pilot longer flying range and/or combat time.

Townsville, Qld. July 1942. An aircraftman of No. 76 Fighter Squadron, RAAF, puts a polish on his Kittyhawk aircraft. The smoothness of the skin of the machine can improve the speed and may be critica

BOFU, JAPAN. 1947-07-15. 170666 LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN A. J. LAWSON OF BRISBANE, QLD (FRONT) AND 13471 CORPORAL T. M. WOOLNOUGH OF GRONG GRONG, NSW, (BOTH FROM 76 SQUADRON, 81ST FIGHTER WING, RAAF, WITH
