The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Group portrait of the graduates of No 7 Course (Beaufighter), No 5 Operational Training Unit (OTU), RAAF. Identified from left to right are: Back row; Sergeant (Sgt) F Lutwyche; unidentified; Pilot Officer (PO) R D (Bunny) Albrecht; Sgt H V (Harry) Braid; Sgt W R (Bill) Davis; Front row; 409803 Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) Kenneth Albert Smith, 31 Squadron, RAAF, (later accidentally killed in the Northern Territory, 27 February 1944); Flight Officer (FO) Cyril H Cornish; Flight Lieutenant Peter N Fisher; 485 Squadron Leader (Sqn Ldr) Reginald Lloyd (Butch) Gordon DFC & Bar, 31 Squadron, RAAF (later accidentally killed in Darwin, 27 February 1944); FO L B Mitchell; 1446 FO John James Cain, 30 Squadron, RAAF (later killed in a flying battle over New Britain, 19 September 1943). Flt Sgt Smith was the Navigator for pilot Sqn Ldr Butch Gordon, and Gordon, being an Ace pilot had a tally of eight enemy aircraft, and two damaged, in aerial combat, to add to the many destroyed on the ground. FO John Cain (also known as Peaches and Cream) lost his life when he was shot down, along with his Commanding Officer, Wing Commander Clarrie Glasscock, 30 Squadron RAAF, over Hoskins Strip, New Britain. The Beaufighter and Boston Association of Queensland erected a Memorial at Kimbe, New Britain (whose airstrip is Cape Hoskins Strip), to the 19 members of 30 Squadron who lost their lives in this area during the Second World War.
Group portrait of air crew of `A' Flight, No 30 Squadron RAAF in front of one of the Squadron's Beaufighter aircraft on Vivigani Airfield. The navigators are standing behind the pilots. Identified fro
The first Australian Fighter Wing has been formed in this country. One of the two squadrons, No. 451 Squadron RAAF, comprising the Wing has been in operations in the Middle East, Cyprus, Syria, Corsic
Group Portrait of No 8 Squadron RAAF, "C" Flight. Front Row (L to R): 559 Flying Officer (FO) (later Sqn Ldr, DFC) Ronald Widmer; 620 FO (later Sqn Ldr) William James Hoddinott; 250658 FO (later Sqn
Group portrait of air crews of No. 31 Squadron RAAF. Left to right: back row: Flying Officer (FO) Woods, Flight Sergeants (Flt Sgt) Ritchie, Rinkin, Quance, Warner, Brassil, Ashbolt, Hitchens, FO Mill
Group portrait of students of No 3 Instructors Course RAAF. Identified from left to right, back row: 401 Pilot Officer (PO) (later Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt)) Peter Alan Hislop Wright; 260190 Flt Lt (
Group portrait of members of No. 23 Beaufighter Pilots Training Course RAAF. Identified from left to right, back row: Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) Morton; 432318 Flt Sgt Alexander Woodside McDonald (late
