The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
The Northrop Delta A61-1, the only aircraft of this type operated by the RAAF during World War Two. The aircraft was purchased by the Australian Government in 1939 and allocated to the Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) in 1940. The aircraft was operated by DCA until July 1942 when it was released to the Allied Air Forces Directorate of Air Transport and operated by the US Army Air Corps in Australia on charter for several months. It was then taken over, still on charter, by the RAAF during 1942 and issued military serial A61-1. It was operated by No 35 and No 37 Squadrons, RAAF.
MASCOT, NSW. 1939. THE ELLSWORTH ANTARCTIC FLIGHT NORTHROP DELTA D1 PARKED ON THE TARMAC AT MASCOT AIRFIELD. THIS AIRCRAFT WAS PURCHASED FROM THE ANTARCTIC EXPLORER LINCOLN ELLSWORTH BY THE FEDERAL GO
LAVERTON, VIC. 1943. NORTHROP DELTA DI AIRCRAFT A61-1 WAS OPERATED IN THE LIGHT TRANSPORT ROLE BY NO 37 SQUADRON RAAF AFTER BEING IMPRESSED INTO WAR SERVICE. THIS AIRCRAFT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN USED IN
A view of the starboard engine of a No 35 Squadron, RAAF, De Havilland Canada 4 (DHC-4) Caribou transport aircraft showing damage caused by a bullet strike in the side of the air intake. The aircraft
WESTERN DESERT, NORTH AFRICA. 1942-11-05. HANDLEY- PAGE HALIFAX BOMBER AIRCRAFT OF A RAF SQUADRON WHICH OPERATED AGAINST ENEMY TARGETS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AND WESTERN DESERT AREAS. THIS TYPE OF AIRCR
A view of the starboard elevator and rudder of a No 35 Squadron, RAAF, De Havilland Canada 4 (DHC-4) Caribou transport aircraft showing damage caused by a bullet strike on the rudder. The aircraft was
Supermarine Walrus amphibian aircraft of No. 276 (AIR SEA RESCUE) Squadron RAF. Initial RAAF order was for 24 aircraft known as the Seagull V, later supplemented during the Second World War by a furth
