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Photograph 150023 Second World War, 1939-1945Townsville, Qld. July 1942. A Kittyhawk fighter aircraft of No. 76 Squadron, RAAF, taking off on a practise flight.

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

Townsville, Qld. July 1942. Ground crew mechanics carry out engine serviceability on a Kittyhawk fighter aircraft of No. 76 Squadron, RAAF.

NO 76 FIGHTER SQUADRON RAAF. TWO KITTYHAWK FIGHTER AIRCRAFT, PILOTED BY MEMBERS OF AN AUSTRALIAN FIGHTER SQUADRON OPERATING FROM AN ADVANCED AUSTRALIAN BASE. THE PILOTS ARE PRACTISING GROUND-STRAFING

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. 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
