War Loan Rally & Aircraft Display at Department of Aircraft Production, Fisherman's Bend, Saturday 16 March and Sunday 17 march 1946. Memo from JM Harry, Dist Traffic Superintendent, to Dist Traffic Supt SS, Depot Masters, Port Melbourne & Central. Memo from JM Harry, Dist Traffic Superintendent, to Depot Master, Hanna St."war Loan rally - Fish Bend. Sat 16/3/46 & Sun 17/3/46" written in red pencil across the top. "Special Events" written in red ink across top left corner. "Copies to ..." written in red pencil across the bottom of the page. "Copy to Asst Insps" written in penciltrams, tramways, letters, instructions, events, display

Varnished timber frame with glass. Black & white photo of four military aircraft in flight. Background is of countryside, trees & town buildings.On tail of one aircraft: “F 4341”photograpy - photographs - frame accessories, military history - air force

Item in the collection of Arthur Thomas MANLY No 431130 RAAF. Refer Cat No 3710 for his service details.Title in red. Soft cover, 53 pages, illustrated. Booklet has photos, silhouettes & descriptions of WWII aircraft. Front cover has a coloured photo of an early model spitfire. booklet, aircraft identification

An orange plastic cover with a window. Through the window you can see the RAAF Insignia in black. At the top of the cover is the word ARM. The manual is bound with a white plastic spiral.royal australian airforce - manuals, escape facilities, aircraft, modifications

Varnished timber frame with glass. Black & white photo of eight military aircraft in flight. Background is of countryside, fields & a bridge.On the tail & fuselage of one aircraft written twice: “H1460”photograpy - photographs - frame accessories, military history - air force

Parts are items from either Course Setting or Bomb SightsVarious aircraft parts of unknown as to what their specific use is. Metal & aluminium Log Cabin tin, various items of aircraft parts.military, aircraft, raaf

Articles belonged to Maxwell Lennox Matheson No 418447 RAAF. Refer Cat No 1959 for his service history.These consist of 11 - size A3 pages copied from 'RAAF NEWS'. Pages 1-8 Explanatory notes plus photos of RAAF aircraft. Pages 9-11 3 pages of 'AIRCRAFT DATA' RAAF Aircraft & numbers data list.aircraft, raaf, data

Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection.A black and white photograph of an Australian Army Cessna fixed wing reconnaissance aircraft from 161 (Indep) Recce Flight conducting low level sweeps of the jungle in Phuoc Tuy searching for signs of NVA/VietCong operating in the area.photograph, 161 recon flt, cessna, nva/vc, phuoc tuy, australian army, 161 (indep) recce flt, jungle, nva/vietcong, denis gibbons

The 8th Light Horse Regiment AIF was raised at Broadmeadows Victoria in September 1914 under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Alexander White and formed part of the 3rd Light Horse Brigade. The regiment served at Gallipoli where in a courageous but ill-fated charge at the Nek on 7 August 1915 it suffered horrendous casualties including Lieutenant Colonel White. Rebuilt in Egypt under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Leslie Maygar VC the regiment went on the serve throughout the Middle East Campaign. Colonel Maygar died of wounds at Beersheba when the regiment was attacked by enemy aircraft while waiting to follow up the successful charge of the 4th LH Brigade on 30 October 1917. The 8th Light Horse AIF was disbanded in 1919, but soon after re-raised as the 8th (Indi) Light Horse in the Citizen Military Forces, superseding 16th (Indi) Light Horse. Black and white photograph of spectators round a downed German aircraft October 1917.German plane brought down Thallal Oct 1917world war one, wwi, aircraft, plane, thallal

Compass believed to be from a 'Betty' or 'Dinah' Japanese Aircraft.Model 9 - 2 magnetic type compass for aircraft YOKOGAWA Electric Company. Made in August 1942. Serial No. 8305411a18

Cessna Dragonfly observation aircraft- desert camouflage paintEK 359 US Stars and Stripes decalmodel, aircraft, cessna dragonfly