The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Point Cook, Vic. 1938. A RAAF armourer, Sergeant Major Class 2 (Warrant Officer Class 2), adjusting a bomb sight on a Supermarine Walrus amphibian aircraft. In the pre-war period, the rank was referred to as Sergeant Major Class 2, and by 1941 had been phased out. The Warrant Officer cap badge had just been introduced from the RAF at this time, and the gilt crown is the same as that worn by a Flight Sergeant.
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
FLYING OFFICER E. V. BEAUMONT AT THE CONTROLS OF A SUPERMARINE WALRUS AMPHIBIAN AIRCRAFT IN 1938.
North Africa. c. 1942. Away goes the Royal Navy K5782 Supermarine Walrus amphibian aircraft used by the Air Sea Rescue Service, the most welcome sight in the world to a water-logged airman.
At Sea. 17 July 1939. A striking photograph of the County Class cruiser HMAS Canberra. Mounted on the catapult amidships is the Supermarine Walrus amphibian aircraft carried on this class of cruisers.
At Sea. 17 July 1939. A striking photograph of the County Class cruiser HMAS Canberra. Mounted on the catapult amidships is the Supermarine Walrus amphibian aircraft carried on this class of cruisers.
At Sea. 17 July 1939. A striking photograph of the County Class cruiser HMAS Canberra. Mounted on the catapult amidships is the Supermarine Walrus amphibian aircraft carried on this class of cruisers.
1942. REPLACING A FOUR-BLADED PROPELLER ON A SUPERMARINE WALRUS AMPHIBIAN AIRCRAFT ON BOARD HMAS AUSTRALIA. STANDING ON DECK: LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN JACK SKIMIN (LEFT), RAAF; WIRELESS OPERATOR/ AIR GUNNE
