The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A North American B25 Mitchell bomber parked on the Tadji airstrip. The colourful bat nose art was used by aircraft of the 499th Bomber Squadron, United States Army Air Force, (USAAF), which was part of the 345th Bombardment Group. Red and white stripes are visible on the rudder and the glazed nose has been over painted to resemble a solid nose gun ship version.
Group of miniature medals for 1939-45 Star, Pacific Star, British War Medal 1939-45 and Australia Service Medal. Unnamed as issued. Associated with 422085 Flight Lieutenant John William Shipman. Shi
Silver trophy cup mounted on fluted brown bakelite base. The cup has thin handles rising up and out from each side and a raised decorative edge encircling the cup close to the lip. The front is engrav
Metal photograph frame with decorative edging and the emblem of the Royal Australian Air Force attached to the centre of the top edge. The emblem consists of a winged wreath with the letters 'RAAF' su
Salt and Pepper cruet set. The shakers are made from .50 calibre Browning machine gun cartridge cases. The primers of the shells have been replaced with a screw closure and holes have been drilled int
BORAM, NEW GUINEA. ? 1944-03. PARKED JAPANESE AIRCRAFT ON THE AIRSTRIP UNDER ATTACK BY MITCHELL B25 BOMBER AIRCRAFT OF FIFTH AIR FORCE, UNITED STATES ARMY AIR FORCE.
Hand painted nose art on the right-hand side forward fuselage of a B-24 Liberator bomber of the 5th United States Army Air Force (5th USAAF). The nose art depicts a woman being carried mid-air by a lo
McDonald, Nt. 1943-05-04. Sergeant G. Wynnands in the cockpit of a North American B25 Mitchell bomber aircraft, number N5-128 of No. 18 (Netherlands East Indies) Squadron, pointing to the aircraft's e
MOROTAI, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES? 1945? AMERICAN MITCHELL B25 AIRCRAFT WITH NOSE ART. IN THE BACKGROUND IS A US ARMY CONSOLIDATED B24 LIBERATOR AIRCRAFT.
Calvi, Corsica, France. c. 1944-07. Front section of a North American B25 Mitchell bomber of the United States Army Air Force (USAAF). The aircraft bears the name "Omaha" and has painted on its side t
MOROTAI. 1945. AN EXAMPLE OF NOSE ART ON THE FUSELAGE OF A NORTH AMERICAN B-25 MITCHELL BOMBER AIRCRAFT.
