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Dunfermline, Scotland. 1930. Studio portrait of 256323 Pilot Officer (PO) Cecil Eric Spencer RAAF (in civilian dress) while he was attached to the RAF station. Spencer subsequently served as a ..

Rabaul, New Britain. 1943-11-02. Aerial photograph of shipping in the harbour. In the background smoke envelops the town which is on fire during an air attack by seventy-five Mitchell aircraft ..

North Qld. C. 1943-10. Warrant Officer J. Dwan of East Brisbane, Qld, furthest from camera, and Aircraftman 1 P. W. Kirkpatrick of Cessnock, NSW, sorting newspapers into bags at a RAAF post office ..

Port Moresby, Papua. 1942. Informal group portrait of the ground crew of `B' Flight, No. 30 Squadron RAAF under the wing of one of the squadron's Beaufighter aircraft. Left to right: standing: ..

Probably Cairns, Qld. 1944-01-12. Group portrait of the crew of the Catalina flying boat aircraft of No. 43 Squadron RAAF, which survived a hit by anti-aircraft fire during a night bombing raid on ..

40196 Sergeant (Sgt) James Rupert Wilson (middle) and 416205 Sgt Thomas Ian Butterfield (right) of No. 30 Squadron RAAF beside their Beaufighter aircraft. Sgts Wilson and Butterfield were lost on ..

Gasmata, New Britain. 1943-07-20. Aerial photograph of the Japanese airfield unserviceable after numerous strikes by Beaufighter aircraft of No. 30 Squadron RAAF. (Donor F. Cassidy)

Melbourne, Vic. 1945. Port view of the wooden hulled Uralba tied to Station Pier. In 1942 Uralba was commissioned in the RAN where she operated as a minefield tender and an auxiliary boom defence ..

The nose art showing a boxing rooster on a Beaufighter aircraft (A19-74) of 30 Squadron, RAAF. This aircraft later crashed into the sea off Goodenough Island on 11 August 1943 killing both crew ..

Bismarck Sea. 1943-03-03. Japanese shipping on fire after attack by Beaufighter aircraft of No. 30 Squadron RAAF during the Battle of the Bismarck Sea The Battle was fought about 40 miles north ..

Sparks fly from a lathe used by a bare-chested Japanese prisoner held at the RAN War Criminal Compound at an RAN shore base, as he prepares tools in the machine shop at the compound. Work on this ..

Japanese prisoners held at the RAN War Criminal Compound at an RAN shore base are working in the tailors shop at the compound. All repairs were carried out and all new garments made in the tailor's ..