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Wangaratta RSL Sub Branch
Envelope Art
Sent to Mrs MacDonald "Monald" 32 Grey Street Wangaratta by soldier during second world war.Victoria's 2/24th Infantry Battalion was raised in Wangaratta in July 1940. They were welcomed with open arms by the local community as they rapidly built up their numbers. The people of Wangaratta adopted the Battalion and they became known as "Wangaratta's Own" because of the time the battalion spent in the town during its formative period prior to deployment overseas. Many of the soldiers maintained life long friendships with the people of Wangaratta. Even though the Battation was disbanded in 1946 members and their families return each year, in November, for a commemorative service at the 2/24th Battalion Memorial Wall at the Wangaratta Cemetery.Cream paper envelope with hand drawing of rope around bomb with yellow strip and pilot on top. Red cross top left cornerTop left - AIR MAIL Top right - postage stamp Top centre - AIF Censor stamp Right side Mrs M MacDonald "Monald" 32 Grey Street Wangaratta Victoria Australia Bottom left side - "OK Joe Were over Toyko" Rear - 129537 ACI Gilbert A V Group 436 Flinders Island Tasmania ww2, envelope art -
Wangaratta RSL Sub Branch
Envelope Art
One of a series of illustrated envelopes which once contained letters drawn by a soldier/s and sent to Mrs MacDonald of 32 Grey Street Wangaratta.Victoria's 2/24th Infantry Battalion was raised in Wangaratta in July 1940. They were welcomed with open arms by the local community as they rapidly built up their numbers. The people of Wangaratta adopted the Battalion and they became known as "Wangaratta's Own" because of the time the battalion spent in the town during its formative period prior to deployment overseas. Many of the soldiers maintained life long friendships with the people of Wangaratta. Even though the Battation was disbanded in 1946 members and their families return each year, in November, for a commemorative service at the 2/24th Battalion Memorial Wall at the Wangaratta Cemetery.Cream paper envelope with drawing of war scene - cannon in front of hut and palm trees, ambulance in centre and bomb exploding below aircraft in sky.Top left - AIR MAIL Top right - postage stamp Left side - AIF Censor stamp Right side Mrs M MacDonald "Monald" 32 Grey Street Wangaratta Victoria Australia ww2, envelope art -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, Australia's Pearl Harbour, 1988
Gold cover. Picture of Darwin bombing on front cover in blue and yellow border. Title in white writing. Other writing in black. Darwin story on back cover. Same photograph on back cover. 232 pages.darwin nt, bombing of darwin, australia's pearl harbour -
Wangaratta RSL Sub Branch
Envelope Art
One of several illustrated envelopes, without letter, sketched by soldier/s during the second world war and sent to Mrs MacDonald of WangarattaVictoria's 2/24th Infantry Battalion was raised in Wangaratta in July 1940. They were welcomed with open arms by the local community as they rapidly built up their numbers. The people of Wangaratta adopted the Battalion and they became known as "Wangaratta's Own" because of the time the battalion spent in the town during its formative period prior to deployment overseas. Many of the soldiers maintained life long friendships with the people of Wangaratta. Even though the Battation was disbanded in 1946 members and their families return each year, in November, for a commemorative service at the 2/24th Battalion Memorial Wall at the Wangaratta Cemetery.Cream paper envelope with coloured sketch of soldier running away from aircraft dropping bombs. Box and bottles in foreground.Top left - AIR MAIL Top right - postage stamp Left side - AIF Censor stamp Right side Mrs M MacDonald "Monald" 32 Grey Street Wangaratta Victoria Australia Bottom left- "Fair Dinkum Wouldn't it!" Box - "Jungle Juice 100% OP' ww2, envelope art -
Wangaratta RSL Sub Branch
Envelope Art
One of several illustrated envelopes, without letter, sketched by soldier/s during the second world war and sent to Mrs MacDonald of WangarattaVictoria's 2/24th Infantry Battalion was raised in Wangaratta in July 1940. They were welcomed with open arms by the local community as they rapidly built up their numbers. The people of Wangaratta adopted the Battalion and they became known as "Wangaratta's Own" because of the time the battalion spent in the town during its formative period prior to deployment overseas. Many of the soldiers maintained life long friendships with the people of Wangaratta. Even though the Battation was disbanded in 1946 members and their families return each year, in November, for a commemorative service at the 2/24th Battalion Memorial Wall at the Wangaratta Cemetery.Cream paper envelope with coloured sketch of three palm trees an ambulance and plane overhead with bomb exploding in distance.Top left - BY AIR MAIL Top right - postage stamp Left side - AIF Censor stamp Right side - Mrs M MacDonald "Monald" 32 Grey Street Wangaratta Victoria Australia Bottom - "The good samaritan" 1943 ww2, envelope art -
Wangaratta RSL Sub Branch
Framed document, The Battle of Australia
Item detailing events of the 19th February 1942 when Darwin was bombed on two separate occasions by Japanese air raids.On 19 February 1942 Darwin was bombed by two separate Japanese air raids becoming the largest single attack ever mounted by a foreign power on Australia. The attack left hundreds of servicemen and civilians dead, and countless others injured.Brown timber frame and green mount and cream colourd paper with green text and sketches of flying planes The Battle of Australia Bombs Over Darwindarwin, australia, bombing, ww2, japanese, 1942 -
Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub Branch
Framed military print, Take Off
Doolittle Raid occurred on the 18th April 1942 during WW 2.. The raid was the first air raid by the US Forces on Tokyo and Honshu and the Japanese Archipelago. A special unit of USAAF B25 Mitchell Bombers trained under the command of Col. James Doolittle flew from the carrier USS Hornet. B25 Mitchell Bomber had 2 Radial engines developing 1700 hp. Wingspan of 20.6 metres. Length 16.3 metres. It carried a crew of 4 to 6 personnel and had a range of 2175 kilometres and a bomb payload of 1360 Kgs.Important event of war against Japanese.57 cm x 38.5 cm. Ebonised and Gold frame. Showing B 25 Mitchell bomber taking of from USS Carrier Hornet.Inscribed " Take Off " Doolittle Raid on Tokyo 1942. -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Uniform, Royal Air Force WW2, Carr & Son & Moor, Circa 1940
00020.1 Navy Blue Jacket with Australia cloth titles and B bomb aimer half wing. Medal ribbons 1939 - 45 Star, France Germany Star,Defence Medal and War Medal. With waste belt. 00020.2 Navy Blue RAF Trousers 00020.3 RAF Forage Cap with metal badge 00020.4 RAF issue money belt. -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book, ROBERT GARDNER, FROM BOUNCING BOMBS TO CONCORDE, 2006
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (item) - CAC gun bomb rocket servo handbook and maintenance Types A1 to A14, MA-1 to MA3, RS 113, CAC gun bomb sight maintenance
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - NIGHT BOMBING, HECTOR HAWTON, 1944
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Document (Item) - photocopied photos of internal instrumentation bomb loading arrangement, Packet 28 Stirling Bomber
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - THE BOMBERS AND THE BOMBED, RICHARD OVERY, 2013
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (Item) - AAP 351 Standard Bombing Notes for Air Crew
... AAP 351 Standard Bombing Notes for Air Crew... Moorabbin melbourne Manual AAP 351 Standard Bombing Notes for Air ... -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Painting (Item) - Artists impression of raid, Hamburg Bremen bombing raid
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Book (Item) - Textbook Of Air Armament Part 3 , Chapter 1 Probability Theory With Applications To Target Analysis And Stick Bombing
... To Target Analysis And Stick Bombing. Book Textbook Of Air Armament ...Air Publication 110A-0300-1C1 -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book (Item) - Textbook Of Air Armament Part 3 , Chapter 2 Aiming Errors & Hitting Chances In Bombing
... In Bombing. Book Textbook Of Air Armament Part 3 , Chapter 2 Aiming ...Air Publication 110A-0300-1C2 -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (Item) - RAAF - Fuel Tank/Bomb Carrier Type RPK 10 (AMD-BA)
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Newspaper (Item) - Argus May 8 1945 and Courier mail February 20 1942 surrender of Germany end of World War2 Darwin bombing summary of the war years 1939 to 1945 Rangoon Burma fighting, Argus and Courier Mail newspaper
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Drawing (Item) - approx 50 drawings some duplicated including bomb carriers cockpit instruments towing gear gipsy engine propeller airscrew liberty engine plug connectors gun sight tail wheel gun synchronising windscreen, Westland Wapiti blueprint drawings
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (Item) - AP1275D Vol 1 Instrument Manual Bomb Sights General and Technical Information
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (Item) - AP1275D Vol 6 Instrument Manual Bomb Sights Repair and Reconditioning Instructions
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (Item) - RAAF 7213-001-33CL-13-1 Check List Conventional Weapon Loading Mirage III-O Aircraft Practice Bombs BDU-33A/B
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (Item) - RAAF 7213-001-33CL-15-1 SUU-11B/A Luneberg Lens Pod Loading to PM3 Bomb Beam
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (Item) - RAAF 7213-001-33CL-14-1 Check List Conventional Weapon Loading Mirage III-O Aircraft Bomb Dispenser SUU-20A/A
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Document - Wind Tunnel Tests on Auxiliary Fuel Tanks and Bombs Fitted to CA 15, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Division of Aeronautics
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Document (Item) - Bombing Teacher Mark III document for bomb aimers (Photocopy)
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Manual (Item) - MD Phantom Aircrew Handbook - Inertial navigation bombing system
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Newspaper (Item) - List of P40 Kittyhawks & Spitfire crashes, news clippings of Bombing of Darwin & Krait. PLUS Japanese invasion Map of Australia
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Moorabbin Air Museum
Drawing (Item) - Mirage Drawing Fuel Tank/Bomb Carrier RPK 10 60 F1