The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Rows of Australian made, Pratt and Whitney twin wasp radial engines, waiting ready to be delivered to the assembly plant where they will be fitted to Australian Beaufort bombers.
TWIN-ENGINED BRISTOL BEAUFORT TORPEDO-BOMBERS, THE MOST SUCCESSFUL AIRCRAFT OF THEIR TYPE, ARE NOW BEING PRODUCED IN AUSTRALIA. THOUSANDS OF AUSTRALIAN WORKERS ARE ENGAGED IN THE MASS PRODUCTION OF TH
A section of the Beaufort main assembly plant in New South Wales. The fuselage sections are being readied for the next stage of manufacture where the wings and engines will be fitted.
THE PRATT AND WHITNEY "WASP" ENGINE, BUILT BY THE COMMONWEALTH AIRCRAFT CORPORATION AT A FACTORY ADJOINING THE WIRRAWAY PLANT, IS FITTED WITH AN OIL TANK AND AN EXHAUST RING, THEN INSTALLED IN THE FUS
An M543 5 ton wrecker (left) being used to change a Pratt and Whitney R2000 twin Wasp radial engine on an RAAF Caribou aircraft operated by 35 Squadron, RAAF. The aircraft is parked at the top end of
AIRCRAFT RECOGNITION, SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA. 1944. "LIBERATOR", 4 ENGINED LONG-RANGE BOMBER. THE CONSOLIDATED VOLTEE "LIBERATOR", B24J. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 4 ENGINE, ALL METAL, HIGH
AIRCRAFT RECOGNITION, SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA. 1944. "LIBERATOR", 4 ENGINE LONG RANGE BOMBER. THE CONSOLIDATED VULTEE "LIBERATOR", B24J. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 4 ENGINE, ALL METAL, HIGH
