The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Kiriwina Island, Trobriand Islands, Papua. August 1943. Airmen of No. 79 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF practise their "marksmanship" on the airfield with three of the Squadron's Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vc aircraft, each with starter battery carts plugged in for a quick engine start and take off. Left to right: 63690 Leading Aircraftman (LAC) B. G. (Bruce) Leonard, Armourer; 61476 LAC M. L. (Max) Stewart, Fitter Armourer; 21265 Corporal C. J. (John) Stratton, Fitter IIA; 48404 LAC G. H. Crawford, Flight Mechanic. Only Spitfire A58-165, UP-L (RAF No. ES232) can be identified.
Kiriwina, Trobriand Islands, Papua. December 1943. 61476 Leading Aircraftman M. L. (Max) Stewart, Fitter Armourer of No. 79 Squadron RAAF working on the Hispano 20mm cannon of the Supermarine Spitfire
Kiriwina, Trobriand Islands, Papua. September 1943. No. 79 Squadron RAAF pilot, 412215 Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) P. F. (Phil) Turner (right), and 54335 Leading Aircraftman R. G. (Ron) Preston, Flight
Kiriwina, Trobriand Islands, Papua. December 1943. Group portrait of No. 79 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF armourers around RAAF Tractor No. 203138 on the airfield. Left to right: 37383 Leading Aircraftman
Kiriwina, Trobriand Islands, Papua. November 1943. Personnel of No. 79 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF Workshops Section aboard a truck to return from Kiriwina airfield to their camp for lunch. Left to right
Kiriwina, Trobriand Islands, Papua. November 1943. No. 79 Squadron RAAF Spitfire Mk Vc aircraft A58-165, UP-L, (RAF No. ES232), jacked up on drums and with Merlin 45 engine running to facilitate testi
Goodenough Island, D'Entrecasteaux Group, Papua. 26 June 1943. Four airmen of No. 79 Squadron RAAF with one of the Squadron's Mk Vc Spitfire aircraft on Vivigani airfield. Left to right: 37383 Leading
