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AIRCRAFTMAN B. A. THORNTON IN A SIMULATED GUNNERS TURRET ON THE GUNNERY RANGE AT RAAF POINT COOK IN 1938. THE WEAPON IS A LEWIS LIGHT MACHINE GUN WHICH IS ATTACHED TO A SCARF RING AIRCRAFT MOUNT.
HORSES AT RENNER SPRINGS, NORTHERN TERRITORY IN 1941. PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN WHEN SIGNALS PERSONNEL FROM NO 4 MILITARY DISTRICT, AMF, AND PMG LINESMEN WERE UPDATING THE OVERLAND TELEGRAPH LINE FROM ALICE SP
BAY OF BISCAY. 1943-05-29. SUNDERLAND T9114-E OF NO 461 SQUADRON RAAF, UNDER TOW BY THE FRENCH DESTROYER 'LA COMBATTANTE'. THE AIRCRAFT HAD LANDED TO PICK UP SIXTEEN SURVIVORS FROM TWO OTHER AIRCRAFT
AIRCRAFTMAN B. A. THORNTON OPERATING A VICKERS .303 REMOTE CONTROLLED MEDIUM MACHINE GUN ON THE GUNNERY RANGE AT RAAF POINT COOK, VICTORIA IN 1938
AN AVRO ANSON AIRCRAFT FIRING AT NO 4 TARGET ON THE GUNNERY RANGE AT RAAF POINT COOK, VICTORIA, IN 1938. (ORIGINAL NEGATIVE HELD IN AWM COLLECTION.
RAN RATINGS UNDERGOING TRAINING ON A LEWIS MACHINE GUN. THE WEAPON IS FITTED WITH AN ANTI AIRCRAFT RING SIGHT.
A VICKERS .303 MACHINE GUN AND A WING MOUNTED CAMERA GUN ON A WESTLAND WAPITI AIRCRAFT OF NO 1 FLYING TRAINING SCHOOL, RAAF POINT COOK, VICTORIA IN 1938.
A HAWKER DEMON AIRCRAFT ABOVE GUNNERY RANGE INDICATORS AT RAAF POINT COOK, VICTORIA, IN 1938. THE RANGE SAFETY OFFICER USED THE INDICATORS TO CONTROL USE OF THE RANGE. THE ARROW SHOWED THE DIRECTION O
MOUNT BATTEN, ENGLAND. LAC BASIL THORNTON HOLDING A 7.7MM MACHINE GUN HE HAD RECOVERED FROM A CRASHED GERMAN HEINKEL AIRCRAFT. (DONATED BY MR B. THORNTON.)
