The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
NEW GUINEA. THUNDERBOLT FIGHTER PLANES ON PATROL IN NEW GUINEA. THESE FIGHTERS, TWICE AS HEAVY AS A SPITFIRE, HEAVILY ARMED AND ARMOURED, AND WITH A SPEED OF ABOUT 400 MILES AN HOUR WERE RECENTLY IN ACTION AGAINST JAPANESE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE SOUTH WEST PACIFIC.
New Guinea. Thunderbolt fighter planes on patrol in New Guinea. These fighters, twice as heavy as a Sptifire, heavily armed and armoured, and with a speed of 400 miles per hour were recently in action
New Guinea. Patrol boat, no. 126. out on the sea. Patrol boats on evening patrol duty has an amazingly successful time in operating against Japanese barges, submarines and planes and in strafing villa
NEW GUINEA. ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN CREWS COMING BACK TO BILLETS HAVING BEEN RELIEVED BY FRESH CREWS. ALL OF OUR PACIFIC OUTPOSTS ARE NOW HEAVILY DEFENDED BOTH BY FIGHTER AIRCRAFT AND ANTI-AIRCRAFT BATTERIE
The first De Havilland Mosquito medium bomber in the New guinea area arriving at Gurney airstrip in the Milne Bay Sub Area after a test flight from Tocumwal, New South Wales. This photo shows it trav
ENGLAND. BEAUFIGHTERS. THE TWIN ENGINE BRISTOL "BEAUFIGHTER" FROM THE SAME STABLE AS THE FAMOUS BLENHEIM IS A HIGH SPEED HEAVILY ARMED FIGHTER MONOPLANE SUITABLE FOR USE AS A DAY OR NIGHT INTERCEPTOR.
LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1942-03. FROM THE TIME OF THE JAPANESE OCCUPATION OF LAE IN 1942-03 UNTIL ITS RECAPTURE BY THE 7TH DIVISION IN 1943-09, THE RAAF AND LATER ALLIED AIR FORCES, WITH FIGHTERS, FIGHTER BO
