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ESTABEL LANDING GROUND. PILOT OF 451 SQUADRON RAAF PILOT OFFICER R.B. "BARNEY" SNEDDON (KILLED IN ACTION CORSICA 12 MAY 1944) GETTING INTO A HAWKER HURRICANE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. (DONOR J.S. ARCHBOLD)
The Last Post Ceremony is presented in the Commemorative area of the Australian War Memorial each day. The ceremony commemorates more than 102,000 Australians who have given their lives in war and oth
ESTABEL LANDING GROUND. GROUP PHOTOGRAPH OF 451 SQUADRON RAAF PERSONNEL. FROM LEFT ARE MICKEY MILLER; BLACKIE; WING COMMANDER "DICKIE" CHAPMAN, OFFICER COMMANDING 451 SQUADRON; ADJUTANT, FLIGHT LIEUTE
ESTABEL LANDING GROUND, SYRIA, 1942. PILOT OFFICER S.J. ARCHBOLD CLIMBING INTO A HAWKER HURRICANE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO TAKING OFF ON AN OPPERATIONAL MISSION, 451 SQUADRON RAAF. (DONOR J.S. ARCHBOLD)
ESTABEL LANDING GROUND, SYRIA, 1942. AN OPEN AIR MAINTENANCE WORKSHOP PARTIALLY SHELTERED BY SLOPING HIGH EARTH WALLS. A HAWKER HURRICANE AIRCRAFT OF 451 SQUADRON RAAF HAS SOME COVERS REMOVED AND IS B
EGYPT, 1943-04-10. A HAWKER HURRICANE IIC AIRCRAFT WHICH HAD A FORCED LANDING WITH PILOT OFFICER T.H.S. JAMES OF 451 SQUADRON RAAF AT THE CONTROLS. (DONOR J.S. ARCHBOLD)
THE VALLEY ESTABEL AND LANDING GROUND, SYRIA, 1942. THE ESTABEL LANDING GROUND WITH LEBANON MOUNTAINS IN THE BACKGROUND. 451 SQUADRON RAAF HEADQUARTERS AND MAINTENANCE SECTION MOVED TO ESTABEL ON 1942
EGYPT, 1943. PILOT OFFICER E.J. SIDNEY OF 451 SQUADRON RAAF STANDING BELOW THE PROPELLER HUB OF A HAWKER HURRICANE IIC AIRCRAFT. (DONOR J.S. ARCHBOLD)
