distant frontier ’92 – raf’s first major deployment to alaska, briefings: uss wasp, saab 35 draken (denmark), c-130 (denmark), mirage 2000 (egypt, abu dhabi), mil mi-6/-22 ‘hook’, mil mi-8/-17 ‘hip’, red flag 92-4, mirage iv, slovenia – new air force, uk air defence photo feature, jmsdf photo feature, focus aircraft: sepecat jaguar (60 pages), variant briefing: tupolev tu-16 ‘badger’, alaska army national guard feature, air power analysis: us marine corps aviation

introduction of beech t-1a jayhawk, briefings: ah-64d longbow apache, hercules c.mk1(k), cfb goose bay, raf no.56 squadron phantoms in cyprus on last armament practice camp, royal malaysian air force photo feature, focus aircraft: grumman a-6 intruder (62 pages), variant briefing: sikosky s-70/h-60 part 1 – army versions, interview: fast cas – alaskan style, f-16 and oa-10 pilots of 343rd wing, air power analysis: india

briefings: iran – embargoed air force, dassault mirage iiiea 25th anniversary, project eclipse (tow launched f-106), air power analysis update: chilean navy, thai navy, special mission gulfstreams feature, usmc sikosrsky ch-53 feature, focus aircraft: tupolev tu-22 ‘blinder’ and tu-22m ‘backfire’ (48 pages), lossiemouth strike wing – raf tornado maritime attack role, variant briefing: f-15 eagle, polish mig-29s photo feature, air power analysis: taiwan

raf no.14 sqn in red flag 94-2, briefings: f-16c/d block 50/52, northrop b-2 spirit, fairhild swearingen uc-26c, daewoo helicopter developments, namc/pac k-8, dassault rafale feature, focus aircraft: lockheed c-130 hercules (60 pages), variant briefing: mil mi-24 ‘hind’, mitsubishi t-2 feature, air power analysis: us coast guard

briefings: mil mi-28n ‘havoc’, 188th fighter squadron – new mexico’s ‘killer scouts’, us naval air warfare center-aircraft division pax river, rq-1a predator uav enters usaf service, raf marham reconnaissance wing feature, focus aircraft: northrop grumman b-2 spirit (50 pages), kaman sh-2g seasprite feature, harpoonex – p-3 orion in action photo feature, variant briefing: panavia tornado part 2 – adv versions, air power analysis: south america part 2

briefings: mcdonnell douglas/zvezda ma-31 ejection seat, hawaii ang, tupolev tu-142mr, air power analysis update: indonesia, usn/usaf iceland feature, executive outcomes operations in angola and sierra leone feature, focus aircraft: lockheed martin u-2r (60 pages), variant briefing: sukhoi su-27 family – part 1, western vortex – goose bay raf exercise photo feature, air power analysis: us army part 2

combat report: unprofor’s own air force in bosnia, briefings: f-16 reconnaissance, tier 3 – darkstar uav, northrop grumman e-8 j-stars, chilean elkan update, raf support helicopters photo feature, saab 105/sk 60 feature, focus aircraft: mitsubishi f-1 (22 pages), usaf special operations command feature (42 pages), lockeed f-16 operators part 1 – us air force, air power analysis: spain

briefings: avdef – the french ‘fr aviation’, usaf 82nd aerial targets squadron, air mobility rodeo ’98, air power analysis update: honduras, guatemala, guidimakha ’98 – franco-african exercise feature, green flag ’98 feature, cfb cold lake photo feature, focus aircraft: eurofighter typhoon (44 pages), cvw-14 aboard uss abraham lincoln photo feature, variant briefing: ilyushin il-76, raf exchange pilot with the adla photo feature, air power analysis: japan

The seven photographs shown above are part of an anonymous donation, by a relative, of the photographic collection of a former member of No. 3 Squadron RAAF 1939-1945. They cover the African, Sicily and Italian campaigns. The entire collection comprises 175 photographs. The collection has been divided into sets depicting various aspects of 3 Squadron operations. The above images are representative of this particular set of 34 photographs, featuring allied aircraft from British and American squadrons that that shared airfields with 3 Squadron in Africa and Italy. Of note are the photographs from Foggia in Italy, home to dozens of bomber and fighter squadrons. The museum has digitized the complete set.Set of 34 black and white photographs featuring Allied aircraft from other squadrons, Australian, British and American. The full set numbering and description is as follows: 9664.01P Avro Anson Africa.jpg 9664.02P B 17 Italy 2.jpg 9664.03P B17 Italy.jpg 9664.04P B17 Lil Joan 346 Bombr Squadron 99th bomb group Italy.jpg 9664.05P B17.jpg 9664.06P B24 Foggia Italy.jpg 9664.07P B24 Liberator Italy.jpg 9664.08P B24 Transport.jpg 9664.09P B25 Mitchell 1943.jpg 9664.10P B25 Mitchell Italy.jpg 9664.11P Beaufighter with nose radar.jpg 9664.12P Beaufighter.jpg 9664.13P Beaufort.jpg 9664.14P Bristol Blenheim.jpg 9664.15P Bristol Bombay 1st Ambulance Air Unit Africa.jpg 9664.16P Crashed Havoc.jpg 9664.17P Crashed Liberator Italy.jpg 9664.18P Crashed Spitfire.jpg 9664.19P DeHavilland DH86 .jpg 9664.20P Formation of Baltimores at Mtapin Malapis.jpg 9664.21P Havoc.jpg 9664.22P Hawker Fury Africa.jpg 9664.23P Lightening.jpg 9664.24P Lockheed Hudson.jpg 9664.25P Mosquito.jpg 9664.26P P38 Lightning Italy.jpg 9664.27P P47D Thunderbolt.jpg 9664.28P P47G Thunderbolt .jpg 9664.29P Shanghai Lil insignia on Mitchell Loggia Italy 1943.jpg 9664.30P Vultee Vengeance .jpg 9664.31P Walrus.jpg 9664.32P Wellington.jpg 9664.33P Wimpy.jpg 9664.34P Harrow.jpgno. 3 squadron raaf 1939-1945, african campaign ww2, italian campaign ww2, raf squadrons, usaaf squadrons

The Lancaster bombers shown were a part of a squadron of elite Pathfinder Force. The small Pathfinder Force went ahead of the main bomber stream to mark targets with flares and incendiary bombs. R.A.F Pathfinder was Squadron 582.Framed print named "Bombers Moon" . Showing Lancaster Bombers crewing up before a mission.Inscribed " Bombers Moon" by Robert Taylor. Pathfinder Force Lancaster's crewing up on a Lincolnshire airfield. Winter 1944. Signed by Air Vice Marshal DON BENNETT CB CBE DSO FRAES and Group Captain HAMISH MAHADDIE DSO DFC AFC FRAES.

The item is part of the collection of Reginald Charles Allardice No 418557 RAAF. Refer Cat No 3627.5 for his service details.Light brown cardboard manual “Royal Air Force training part 2 Seaplanes, 58 pages with diagrams with fold out section at rear, covers and pages are held together by string with metal ends, Air publication No 1098.manuals, flying raaf