The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Western Desert, Egypt. 27 August 1942. Footsore, unshaven and very tired, this is how four sergeants returned to their base after 'walking in' from Tobruk, Cyrenaica, Libya. They were the crew of a Wellington bomber aircraft which made a forced landing during an attack on Tobruk Harbour. As soon as their aircraft had landed they took their water carrier and at once began their journey home through enemy territory. They walked about 450 miles. Left to right: Sergeant (Sgt) Alec Barras of Perth, WA, Flight Sergeant Warwick of Adelaide, SA; Sgt Shirra of Larbert, Scotland; Sgt Jones of Codicot, Hertfordshire, England.
WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-09-01. WHILE ON A BOMBING RAID OVER TOBRUK, A BRITISH BOMBER WAS SHOT DOWN 17 MILES WEST OF THE TOWN. THE CREW OF SIX WERE UNINJURED AND DECIDED TO TRY TO GET BACK TO OUR L
Hosc Raui, Cyrenaica, Libya. c. July 1943. The crew of a Handley Page Halifax bomber aircraft of No. 462 Squadron RAAF walking beneath their aircraft before climbing in to take off to raid the Dodecan
MOROTAI ISLAND, HALMAHERA ISLANDS, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. 1945-06-27. AFTER TEN HOURS IN THE AIR, MEMBERS OF A RAAF LIBERATOR BOMBER AIRCRAFT CREW ARE GLAD TO CLIMB ONTO A TRUCK WHICH WILL TAKE THEM
403540 Sergeant John Kevin Wood, RAAF and R78542 Warrant Officer Robert Leslie Spence, Royal Canadian Air Force, who evaded capture when their Wellington aircraft DV504/G of 40 Squadron RAF was forced
WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-09-01. SERGEANT A.L. JONES, OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE, FROM HITCHIN, HERTFORDSHIRE, ONE OF THE CREW OF SIX OF A BRITISH BOMBER SHOT DOWN 17 MILES WEST OF TOBRUK. BEING UNINJUR
WESTERN DESERT, EGYPT. 1942-09-01. FLIGHT SERGEANT R. WARWICK, OF THE RAAF FROM ADELAIDE, SA, ONE OF THE CREW OF SIX OF A BRITISH BOMBER SHOT DOWN SEVENTEEN MILES WEST OF TOBRUK. BEING UNINJURED, THEY
