The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
ESSENDON AIRPORT, VICTORIA, 1939-10. TRAINEE PILOTS FROM NO. 26A PILOTS COURSE AT THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL AIRLINES SCHOOL OF AERONAUTICS. LEFT TO RIGHT: C. H. SPURGEON, J. M. SUTHERLAND, R. A. RIDGWAY, M. MORRIS, SERGEANT (RUSTY) STEELE (INSTRUCTOR) STUDYING A VICKERS MACHINE GUN.
ESSENDON AIRPORT, VICTORIA, 1939-1945 WAR. SOME OF THE TRAINEE PILOTS FROM NO 26A PILOTS COURSE AT THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL AIRWAYS SCHOOL OF AERONAUTICS. LEFT TO RIGHT: UNKNOWN, J. M. SUTHERLAND, R. C
ESSENDON AIRPORT, VICTORIA 1939-10. GROUP OF TRAINEE PILOTS FROM NO. 26A PILOTS COURSE IN AN ITALA CAR USED AS TRANSPORT FROM MOONEE PONDS TO ESSENDON AIRPORT WHERE THEY ATTENDED THE AUSTRALIAN NATION
Some of the trainee pilots from No. 26A Pilots Course, Royal Australian Air Force, on the flight line at the Australian National Airlines School of Aeronautics. Left to right: R. A. Ridgway, C. H. Spu
GROUP PORTRAIT OF MEMBERS OF 26A RAAF PILOT'S COURSE AT NO 21 SQUADRON, LAVERTON. LEFT TO RIGHT: BACK ROW: M. G. COWAN, PROBABLY 586 SQUADRON LEADER RICHARD HAMILTON WALLACE (LOST ON OPERATIONS OVER I
RANDWICK, NSW. 1936. LAURIE REID, A TRAINEE AT NO.2 SPECIAL AUSTRALIAN INSTRUCTIONAL CORPS COURSE HELD FROM 1936-02-04 TO 1936-06-13 AT THE SMALL ARMS SCHOOL, FIRING A VICKERS MACHINE GUN.
An unidentified Empire Air Training Scheme (EATS) trainee, right, receiving instruction on the operation of a Vickers machine gun as part of his training course at No 11 Elementary Flying Training Sch
