The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Silhouette drawings of the Curtiss P40 Kittyhawk fighter aircraft used for aircraft recognition purposes. The Kittyhawk remained in front line service on every front except Great Britain during the Second World War. Throughout the war, the P40 Kittyhawk in most major versions was one of the most important fighters of the Flying Tigers (American Volunteer Group) in China and of the Chinese Air Force itself, and several versions were standard types with Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and the Free French. A large number of P40 aircraft also went to the Soviet Union.
Silhouette drawings of the Bell P39 Airacobra fighter aircraft used for aircraft recognition purposes. First flown on 6 April 1939, the design of the aircraft was unconventional in major respects. The
Silhouette drawings of the Douglas DC4 Skymaster aircraft used for aircraft recognition purposes. This aircraft was used extensively during the Second World War as a military transport designated the
Silhouette drawings of the Grumman F6F Hellcat fighter aircraft used for aircraft recognition purposes. This aircraft was used extensively and successfully by the United States Navy as a carrier based
Victoria. C. 1943. Two elderly members of the Volunteer Air Observers Corps (VAOC) testing their knowledge in aircraft recognition with the aid of silhouette cards supplied by the RAAF. Aircraft recog
RADIO CONTROL BOXES IN THE COCKPIT OF AN RAAF P40 CURTISS KITTYHAWK AIRCRAFT.
Cervia, Italy. May 1945. Group portrait of No. 450 (Desert Harassers) Squadron RAAF in front of their Curtiss P40 Kittyhawk aircraft on the landing ground covered in steel matting.
