The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
AUSTRALIAN AND AMERICAN AIRMEN AND TROOPS INSPECT A JAPANESE ZERO AIRCRAFT BROUGHT DOWN OVER A FORWARD OPERATIONAL BASE. THE RED BAND AND DISC ON THE FUSELAGE OF THE AIRCRAFT INDICATES THAT THE PILOT WAS A FLIGHT LEADER.
AUSTRALIAN ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNNERS AT A FORWARD PACIFIC BASE CONGRATULATE EACH OTHER ON THEIR VICTORY OVER A JAPANESE AIRCRAFT BROUGHT DOWN BY GUNFIRE. THE AIRCRAFT IS BEHIND THEM, THE RED SPOT AND BAND
Depicts a Japanese Zero being shot down by an Australian Wirraway, Pilot Officer J. S. Archer of No. 4 Army Co-Operational Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force. The Wirraway was on a reconnaissance f
LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1943-10-04. REMAINS OF A WRECKED JAPANESE ZERO AIRCRAFT ON THE GROUND AT THE AIRSTRIP IN THE 4TH AUSTRALIAN BASE AREA. NOTE THE TWIGS THAT HAVE BEEN STUCK ON THE FUSELAGE FOR CAMOUFLA
Piece of aircraft linen fabric (38 X 45-cm) recovered from a British aircraft "brought down before our trenches". The fabric is painted P.C.10 (khaki) and bears a painted blue/white/red roundel (40-cm
Japanese single engine fighter aircraft Mitsubishi A6M2 Reisen (Zero fighter). This specific aircraft was known by a number of names including: "Aleutian Zero", "Alaska Zero", “Akutan Zero”, and "Koga
Japanese single engine fighter aircraft Mitsubishi A6M2 Reisen (Zero fighter). This specific aircraft was known by a number of names including: "Aleutian Zero", "Alaska Zero", “Akutan Zero”, and "Koga
