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ALEXISHAFEN, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-30. A PRATT AND WHITNEY WASP AIRCRAFT ENGINE ADDRESSED TO THE ROMAN CATHOLIC MISSION WHICH HAS BEEN LEFT INTACT BY THE JAPANESE. A NATIVE ARTIFACT IS ON THE TOP OF THE CRATE.
ALEXISHAFEN, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-30. THE REGIMENTAL AID POST AT HEADQUARTERS 30TH INFANTRY BATTALION WHICH HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED IN THE REMAINS OF THE LIVING QUARTERS AT THE ROMAN CATHOLIC MISSION. IDE
Breddan, Qld. 1943-11-04. Leading Aircraftman G. A. Lloyd of Wagga, NSW, is hoisting up a complete Pratt and Whitney R-1830 fourteen cylinder "Twin Wasp" engine at No. 13 Aircraft Repair Depot RAAF.
An M543 5 ton wrecker (left) being used to change a Pratt and Whitney R2000 twin Wasp radial engine on an RAAF Caribou aircraft operated by 35 Squadron, RAAF. The aircraft is parked at the top end of
Bowen, Qld. 1944-05-09. Fitters working on a Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp Engine of a RAAF Consolidated PBY Catalina flying boat at No. 1 Flying Boat Maintenance Unit.
THE PRATT AND WHITNEY "WASP" ENGINE, BUILT BY THE COMMONWEALTH AIRCRAFT CORPORATION AT A FACTORY ADJOINING THE WIRRAWAY PLANT, IS FITTED WITH AN OIL TANK AND AN EXHAUST RING, THEN INSTALLED IN THE FUS
Mildura, Vic. 1944-06-20. Women fitters of the Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force (WAAAF) re-assembling a Pratt and Whitney "Wasp" aircraft motor.
