MALTA0999
Photograph MALTA0999 Period 1950-1959Four pilots from 78 Fighter Wing RAAF leave the tarmac after a gunnery mission. They were attending an annual armament practice camp at the RAF base in Cyprus. Identified left to right: Flying Offic

The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Six pilots from 78 Fighter Wing RAAF look at flight routes at the RAF base in Cyprus. Behind them is a Vampire fighter aircraft. The Wing was taking part in a five week armament practice camp. Identified left to right: (front) Flying Officer (FO) Brian Nicolls; FO Bob 'Stormy' Fairweather; Flight Lieutenant Eric Ramsay (with hand on map); Pilot Officer Jake Newham; Sergeant Barry Weymouth; (rear, wearing cap) FO Vic Oborn.
Four pilots from 78 Fighter Wing RAAF leave the tarmac after a gunnery mission. They were attending an annual armament practice camp at the RAF base in Cyprus. Identified left to right: Flying Offic

Four pilots of 78 Fighter Wing RAAF inspect one of the new monograms painted on one of the Wing's Vampire aircraft. Identified left to right: Pilot Officer (PO) Barry Weymouth of Essendon, Vic; Flyin

Pilot Officer Jake Newham of Cowra, NSW (left), checks the bombs that are loaded on his Vampire fighter aircraft with Sergeant Tom Coleman of Kyneton, Vic, before taking off on a bombing trip during a

Five pilots from 78 Fighter Wing RAAF visiting the mountains in Cyprus, about 60 miles from the RAF station at Nicosia where they were undertaking a five week armament practice program. Identified le

Flight Lieutenant Jack Cannon of Brighton, Vic, debriefs pilots Flying Officer (FO) Brian Nicolls DFM of Goulburn, NSW and FO Robert 'Stormy' Fairweather of Fitzroy, Vic, after a sortie during NATO Ex

Four pilots from 78 Fighter Wing RAAF pose in the snow at the highest point of Cyprus. The Wing was undertaking armament training in Nicosia. Identified left to right: Sergeant (Sgt) Vern Pennefathe
