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Short Empire A18-12, ex VH-ABC "Coogee" at Rose Bay, N.S.W. (New South Wales), in 1940.
(Barry Pattison)
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CA-1 Wirraways, the Australian-built version of the North American Texan/Harvard series, from No. 21 Squadron in 1940.
(Australian War Memorial). |
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CA-8 Wirraway, A20-252, from No. 2 O.T.U. (Operational Training Unit) at Mildura, Victoria.
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Wirraways from No. 2 S.F.T.S. (Service Flying Training School) in 1941.
(Australian War Memorial).
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Coded NV-M this Wirraway from No. 23 Squadron is seen here flying with gear down off Evans Head, NSW., in 1943.
(Barry Pattison)
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Wirraways and Boomerangs from No. 5 Squadron at Bougainville in 1945. The nearest aircraft—A20-502, BF-0—is a CA-9 Wirraway.
(via Frank Smith).
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A20-642, a CA-16 Wirraway, after a landing accident at Bathurst Island on 1 August 1944. This aircraft was the hack of No. 457 Squadron which was then flying Spitfires.
(via Frank Smith).
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L5156, one of 366 Fairey Battles transferred to the RAAF for training and target-towing duties.
(RAAF Official).
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K7600, a Battle from No. 1 B.A.G.S. (Bomber and Air Gunnery School) after a forced landing at Evans Head, N.S.W. (New South Wales), on 27 January 1944.
(via Al Bovelt).
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A23-1, the sole CA-11 Woomera built in 1944 by the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation.
(CAC Pty Ltd).
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A24-11, one of the eighteen Consolidated Model 28-5MA's originally ordered by the RAAF.
(Australian War Memorial)
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Two Catalinas from No. 11 Squadron over Lake Macquarie, N.S.W., in 1944. In the lead is A24-35 (FJ-A),a PBY-5, with A24-28 (FJ-L), an ex Dutch PBY-3, following.
(via Frank Smith).
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PBY-5—A24-64, OX-D "The Dabster"—from No. 43 Squadron above Lake Boga, Victoria, in 1944. Unusual camouflage consisted in matt black overall with very light grey patches above the wings.
(via Frank Smith).
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A24-54, a PBY-5 from No. 20 Squadron at Cairns, Qld.
(RAAF Official).
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A24-362, OX-V, from No. 43 Squadron.
(Australian War Memorial).
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Cockpit and forward turret with twin 0.30-in. machine guns of a PB2B-2R.
(Australian War Memorial). |
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A24-358, a Boeing-built PB2B-2R from No. 43 Squadron at Cairns, Qld., in 1945. (Australian War Memorial). |
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A formation of Airspeed Oxfords from No. 6 S.F.T.S. (Service Flying Training School).
(Australian War Memorial}.
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