The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Group portrait of Australian airmen at a "Wings Parade" ceremony at the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) No 2 Service Flying Training School in Ottawa, Canada when a large group of airmen from the Antipodes graduated. Sir Clive Baillieu, noted Australian and Director General of the British Purchasing Commission in Washington, pinned the "Wings" on their tunics. Most of the men are from Melbourne. Identified in the back row from left to right: 400716 Victor William Johnstone (died 8 January 1942 on operations over France); 400273 Ronald Victor Flanagan; 400692 Raymond Thomas Brewin (died 29 November 1941 in an accident in UK); 400726 John Alexander McMillan; 400695 Edward Earnest Coate; 400718 William Robert Kilpatrick (died 31 July 1943 on operations over France); 400738 Brian Snowball; and 400604 William Kent Sloggatt (died 9 January 1942 in an accident in UK). Second row from left to right: 250854 John Rutherford Gordon, MC; 400689 Robert Wilson Baxter (died 7 August 1942 in an accident in UK); 400459 Kenneth Edward Collins; 400746 Stanley Donald Wills (died 26 May 1942 in an accident in Ireland); 400691 John A'Beckett Penleigh Boyd; 400687 Valden Leonard Bailey (died 28 April 1942 on operations over Germany); 400736 Clifford Alan Stachwell (died 13 July 1944 on operations over New Guinea); and 400747 Alexander Philip Stepto Wood) died 29 April 1944 in an accident in Wallen, Victoria). Front row from left to right: 400694 John Callahan (died 4 September 1942 in an accident in UK); 400733 Arthur Geoffrey Oxlade (died 6 June 1944 on operations over France); 400725 Douglas Leslie McGregor (died 3 November 1942 in an accident over the Irish Sea); 400744 George William Walters (died 18 July 1943 on operations over the English Channel); 400707 Mervyn Richards Roberts Green (died 28 March 1942 on operations over Germany); 400458 Alfred Henry Blake (died 28 May 1943 on operations off Darwin, Northern Territory); 400508 William John Storey; and 400739 Frederick Stanley Stevens.
An outdoor group portrait of RAAF No 19 Pilots' Course at No 5 Service Flying Training School (5 SFTS), which began in February 1942 and was completed on 23 June 1942. The following are the successful
Course 14 graduated at Service Flying Training School Camp Borden. First Row: 400141 Keith Kipling Cox, (killed in accident on 23 January 1944); 402255 Arthur James Sheerin; 400145 Lloyd George Horsfa
Group portrait of Aircraftmen Class 2 of No. 4 Initial Training School, RAAF, Course No. 22, A Squadron, Flight 10. Back Row, from left to right: (AIRCRAFTMEN 2) 416922 Douglas Graham Bell; 416940 Arn
Group portrait of participants commencing No 7 Pilots' Course at RAAF Point Cook, Victoria. Identified in the back row, from left to right: Leading Aircraftmen 407442 John Norman Muir McFarlane; 40885
Outdoor group portrait of No 4 Initial Training School, RAAF, Course No 23A “B” Squadron, Flight 13. Identified in the back row from left to right: 410241 Aircraftman 2 (AC2) Angus James Jubb (later P
Group portrait of No 4 Initial Training School, RAAF, Course No 21, C Squadron, Flight 10, at Victor Harbor (Harbour), South Australia. Identified in the back row, from left to right: 401498 William D
