The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Western Desert, Egypt. 5 November 1942. One of our Wellingtons is being worked on by three ground crew members before a raid. The Desert Air Forces of the Allies are operating a formidable number of aircraft. All day and during the night the air is alive with the drone of their engines as they keep up the terrific pressure of their attacks on the Axis. 800 sorties in daylight and 100 tons of bombs dropped at night is the daily average of our effort. Vickers Wellington bomber aircraft have done great work in this onslaught. Night after night they have flown on the mail run to pound the enemy's bases and harbours, keeping up the steady bombardment on his supplies and shipping.
Western Desert, Egypt. 5 November 1942. The Desert Air Forces of the Allies are operating a formidable number of aircraft. All day and during the night the air is alive with the drone of their engines
Western Desert, Egypt. 6 September 1942. American built Consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber aircraft operated by the Allied Air Forces are constantly striking at the Axis in the Middle East. With their
Western Desert, Egypt. 9 November 1942. Enemy aircraft abandoned on an airfield in the Fuka area. Some of them were damaged by Allied fighter aircraft and bomber aircraft in the terrific onslaught fro
Western Desert, Egypt. 5 November 1942. Bombs on trolleys are being taken out to load the Wellington bomber aircraft. With an average of 800 sorties a day and dropping something like 100 tons of bombs
Western Desert, Libya. 1 June 1942. The American Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk bomber aircraft which is proving highly successful in the present desert operations. Diving at terrific speed on the enemy's col
WESTERN DESERT, NORTH AFRICA. 1942-11-04. HANDLEY- PAGE HALIFAX BOMBER AIRCRAFT OF A RAF SQUADRON BEING LOADED WITH BOMBS FOR ATTACK ON TARGETS IN MEDITERRANEAN HARBOURS AND THE ENEMY'S LINES OF SUPPL