The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Group of trainees at RAAF No. 7 Elementary Flying Training School (7 EFTS) held at Western Junction, Tasmania between 12 December 1940 and 10 February 1941.
Back row from left: 407405 Leading Aircraftman (LAC) Maurice Everest (Maurie) Bridgland (killed in an air accident over the Gulf of Aden on 28 October 1942); 407446 LAC Maxwell Weynton (Max) Nairne; 407399 LAC Alan Wayne Archer; 408090 LAC Robert Albert Heath (“RAAF”) Smith.
Third row: Unidentified, 407449 Colin Henry (Col) O’Loughlin; 407475 LAC Rex Malcolm Whitburn DFC; 407435 LAC John Evan (Jenks) Jenkins (accidentally killed at Cootamundra on 21 September 1942); LAC “Skin” Hewitt; 408075 LAC Roswell Aubrey (Blue) Headlam (accidentally killed in Burma on 24 Jan 1942); 408078 LAC Frank Deryck (Deryck) Ward (killed in a flying battle in the Middle East on 5 October 1941.
Second row: 407443 LAC Charles Brian (Tex) McGrath; 407312 LAC Rowell Wesley (Ral) Amery; 407431 Ronald Gordon (Cassie) Howland; 407444 Terence Desmond (Terry) Madigan.
Front row: “Jakes”; 407471 Laurence Roy (Laurie) Watson; 407455 Albert James Verco (Jimmy) Riggs.
(Donor : L Watson)
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
Group portrait of participants at the passing out of No 7 Pilots' Course at RAAF Point Cook, Victoria. Identified in the back row, from left to right: Leading Aircraftmen 408074 Noel Sherrin Geappen (
Group portrait of attendees at the RAAF No 1 Initial Training School, No 4 Pilot Course 1940 held at Somers, Vic. Identified left to right: Back Row: 400217 Flying Officer (FO) Gerard Maurice Leslie
Group portrait of No. 4 Initial Training School, RAAF Course No. 22, A Squadron, Flight 13. Back row: 417002 Warrant Officer (WO) John Martin Vernon Rounsevell; 416992 Flying Officer (FO) 416992 Claud
Group portrait taken of RAAF personnel attending No. 10 Elementary Flying Training School (10 EFTS) at Temora. Trained by Pilot Officer (PO) J P Olliver and 411376 Sergeant (Sgt) Thomas Frederick Pick
Group portrait of 30 Course, No. 4 Initial Training School, RAAF, B Squadron, 14 Flight, held between July and September 1942 at Victor Harbor (Harbour) in South Australia. Identified, left to right,
