The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
IWAKUNI, JAPAN. 1953. ON THE GREEN SERGEANT CLIVE MARSHALL (RIGHT) LIFTS THE FLAG WHILE SERGEANT IVAN GROVE ATTEMPTS TO MAKE A PUTT DURING A GAME OF GOLF. BOTH ARE MEMBERS OF NO. 30 TRANSPORT UNIT RAAF. IN THE BACKGROUND ARE HAWKER SEA FURY AND FAIREY FIREFLY AIRCRAFT (WITH WINGS FOLDED) OF THE FLEET AIR ARM OF THE ROYAL NAVY. THESE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN OPERATING IN KOREAN WATERS FROM THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER HMS GLORY, AS INDICATED BY THE IDENTIFICATION LETTER 'R' ON THE TAIL-FIN. IN THE FAR BACKGROUND ARE CONSOLIDATED 'PRIVATEER' MARITIME RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT OF A US NAVY UNIT BASED AT IWAKUNI.
Korea, 1951. Two aircraft carriers, HMAS Sydney (left) and HMS Glory, side by side in dock at a harbour on the west coast of Korea. The flight decks of both carriers are packed with aircraft whose win
TOWNSVILLE, QLD. 1951-10. HAWKER SEA FURY AIRCRAFT (WITH WINGS FOLDED) FROM HMAS SYDNEY SHOWN DURING A VISIT TO TOWNSVILLE. IN THE LOWER LEFT OF THE PHOTOGRAPH IS A FAIREY FIREFLY ALSO FROM HMAS SYDNE
Vice Admiral Sir Guy Russell, Commander in Chief Far Eastern Station, chats with an officer as he inspects a ship ( possibly HMS Glory) and its crew at Kure, Japan. With the departure of HMS Glory fro
Crew members work on Hawker Sea Fury and Fairey Firefly fighter aircraft on the deck of HMAS Sydney III, probably in Korean waters. In the background is a United States Navy battleship, either USS Iow
Crew members work on Hawker Sea Fury and Fairey Firefly fighter aircraft parked on the deck of HMAS Sydney III, probably in Korean waters. In the background is a United States Navy battleship, either
Vice Admiral Sir Guy Russell, Commander in Chief Far Eastern Station, chats with one of the ratings of HMAS Sydney. With the departure of HMS Glory from Far East waters, HMAS Sydney has the honour of
