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Photograph MALTA0492 Period 1950-1959Wives and children of 78 Fighter Wing RAAF officers outside the baroque Cathedral of St Paul in Malta. The children are all astride a cannon. The Wing was based on the island while carrying out garr

The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Three wives of 78 Fighter Wing RAAF officers watching a Maltese lace maker at work. The Wing was based in Malta for two years while carrying out garrison duty in the Mediterranean. Left to right: Mrs Beth Bradford of Mosman, NSW; Mrs Joan Payne of Lismore, NSW, wife of the Wing's chaplain; and Mrs Heather Sharkie of Windsor, NSW.
Wives and children of 78 Fighter Wing RAAF officers outside the baroque Cathedral of St Paul in Malta. The children are all astride a cannon. The Wing was based on the island while carrying out garr

Maltese Girl Guides place sprays of purple Bougainvillea on the graves of RAAF pilots who were killed during the Battle of Malta. The Guides were accompanied to the cemetery by a party from 78 Fighte

Maltese Girl Guides place sprays of purple Bougainvillea on the graves of RAAF pilots who were killed during the Battle of Malta. The Guides were accompanied to the cemetery by a party from 78 Fighte

Maltese Girl Guides place sprays of purple Bougainvillea on the graves of RAAF pilots who were killed during the Battle of Malta. The Guides were accompanied to the cemetery by a party from 78 Fight

Maltese Girl Guides wait to place sprays of purple Bougainvillea on the graves of RAAF pilots who were killed during the Battle of Malta. The young woman speaking from notes is Margo Benello, the Chi

Flight Lieutenant Stuart 'Brick' Bradford DFC of 78 Fighter Wing RAAF is reunited at the wharfside with his wife Beth and their two daughters, Jocelyn (left) and Dianne. Mrs Bradford was among 39 wiv
