The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Hand-coloured studio portrait of 422085 Flight Lieutenant John William (Jack) Shipman, 100 Squadron RAAF. A Wireless Air Gunner of Summer Hill, NSW, he was killed on operations on 13 March 1945 over New Guinea when the aircraft exploded due to a faulty bomb fuse. The other crew members also killed were 422062 Francis Owen (Frank) Smith of Manilla, NSW, and 415636 Harry John Fowler and 406817 Arthur Geoffrey Waite, both of Perth, WA.
Group of miniature medals for 1939-45 Star, Pacific Star, British War Medal 1939-45 and Australia Service Medal. Unnamed as issued. Associated with 422085 Flight Lieutenant John William Shipman. Shi
Silver trophy cup mounted on fluted brown bakelite base. The cup has thin handles rising up and out from each side and a raised decorative edge encircling the cup close to the lip. The front is engrav
Metal photograph frame with decorative edging and the emblem of the Royal Australian Air Force attached to the centre of the top edge. The emblem consists of a winged wreath with the letters 'RAAF' su
Salt and Pepper cruet set. The shakers are made from .50 calibre Browning machine gun cartridge cases. The primers of the shells have been replaced with a screw closure and holes have been drilled int
Portrait of 422085 Aircraftman (later Flight Lieutenant (Fl Lt)) John William (Jack) Shipman, Air Gunner 100 Squadron RAAF, of Perth, WA, and 422062 Francis Owen (Frank) Smith of Manilla, NSW. Smith,
Informal portrait of Jack Shipman in flying gear. Posing in a suburban backyard, most likely taken on leave before joining his squadron. 422085 Flight Lieutenant John William (Jack) Shipman, Wireless
Outdoor portrait of members of No. 100 Squadron RAAF. From left to right: 422062 Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) Franncis 'Frank' Smith, 422085 Flt Lt John William 'Jack' Shipman, 406817 Flying Officer Art
Pearce, WA. c. 1943. An informal group portrait of four aircrew from No. 14 Squadron. Left to right: 415636 Flying Officer (FO) Jack Fowler, pilot; "Johnno" Johnson, observer; 422085 FO J.W. Shipman,
The crew of a Department of Aircraft Production (DAP) Beaufort bomber A9-557 in and beside a Jeep on the port side of their aircraft. Left to right: 422085 Flying Officer (FO, later Flight Lieutenant
Goodenough Island, New Guinea. c. 1944. Three members of a Beaufort bomber crew bathing in a river at the base of a small waterfall near Vivigani Airfield. Left to right: 422062 Flying Officer (FO) F.
