Black / white aerial photo of HMAS Melbourne with 5 aircraft on the flight deck plus 4 units of the RAN Combat fleet at sea. Photo is mounted with a fawn border with a grey wooden frame, glass front & fawn paper backing.Printed underneath photo in black ink: “H.M.A.S Melbourne and Units of the R.A.N. Combat Fleet” “Presented to Kevin Kelly by his Navy Office friends. Canberra 22nd January 1964” Written on back in pencil : “(Fate of Voyager and Melbourne) H.M.A.S. Voyager collided with H.M.A.S. Melbourne Feb 1964 - 81 lives lost” Written on back In black texta: “(Kevin Kelly)”photographs, hmas, melbourne

British Lancaster Bomber releasing bombs over a target. EAW is marked on the side of the bomber . Item re Frederick Gardner DAVEY DFC No 410533 RAAF. Refer Reg No 3536P for his service details.Black / white aerial photo of a British aircraft flying over land partly covered by cloud. A stick of bombs released by the aircraft is visible.On back - Handwritten in blue ink: Stick of bombs going down Stamped: Crown copyright reservedphotography, lancaster, raaf

Item re Frederick Gardner DAVEY DFC No 410533 RAAF. Refer Reg No 3536P for his service details.Black / white photo postcard featuring an aircraft with RAAF markings.Printed in black below photo: DEFENCE SERIES No 140 "WACKETT" TRAINER: THIS STURDY TRAINER, DESIGNED AND BUILT IN AUSTRALIA IS NOW IN PRODUCTION FOR USE IN RAAF ELEMENTARY FLYING TRAINING SCHOOLS. Handwritten in blue in on back: Mrs I Davey Pres CWA Strathdalephotography, cards, raaf, training

Items are part of the Frederick Gardner Davey DFC No 410533 RAAF collection. Refer Cat No 3536P for his service details..1) &.2) Printed Instructions in black for Flying Oxford Aircraft, cream coloured paper, corrections hand written in red ink. The document was originally one sheet.oxford aircarft, instructions

Jack Colston enlisted on 5.5.1942 in the RAAF. He was discharged on 7.1.1946 with the rank of LAC in No 1 Aircraft Depot.Photograph B & W showing 29 RAAF members in full uniform in 3 rows. The frame is whitish in colour and the photo back ground is fawn colouredOn the rear in black ink, “Donated by Jack Colston RAAF No 55248”raaf, framed photograph

Item in the collection of Reginald Charles Allardice No 418557 RAAF. Refer Cat No 3627.5 for his service details.Aerial B & W photo of a Sunderland Flying Boat over land. On the rear a paper is pasted to with typed writing in purple.On rear, “ BRITISH OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH, No CH 3210 Air Ministry photograph - crown copyright reserved. On patrol, a short Sunderland Flying Boat of the RAF Coastal Command sets out on a patrol. This particular aircraft is flown by the RAAF Squadron operating with Coastal Command The Sqd is on the 9,000 hours flying mark during its 16 months operating duty in this country”photography, sunderlands, military

The booklet relates to the Mirage Fighter Aircraft dealing with supervisory checklist, aircraft stores, loading of the Aircraft.Pocket size booklet AAP 7213 - 001 - 33SCL, yellow cover, rectangular with plastic spine, 133 pages black printing on white paper.On front cover in pen, “77 ARM, 5”, On rear cover, “77ARM. Inside on amendment certificate written in blue, “No1 16 Aug 84 LAC Rooke 22 July 85booklets, mirage, defence instruction

Item relates to S W ROSS VX78589, refer Cat No 3147 for his service details.Australian League of Ex Servicemen & Women badge. Small lapel pin badge, gold & blue enamel colour. Crown on top of a banner. In centre are stylised Rising Sun, pair of aircraft wings, an anchor and a boomerang."AUST LEGION OF EX-SERVICEMEN & WOMEN"numismatics-badges, societies-service clubs, military history

Discover the fascinating story behind the Great Wars. Discover all you need to know about WWI & WWII.Cover - soft cardboard. Red black & gold print on front, spine & back. Front cover background coloured battle scene with tank & soldier. Back cover background sepia colours of portrait photo of soldier in uniform & ammunition. 303 pages, cut plain white. Illustrated with black & white & coloured photos. End paper black & white photo of soldier on front, aircraft on back.books, military history, ww1. ww2

Shoulder patch is 2/4th Australian light anti-aircraft regimentArmy great coat, khaki wool, has metal shoulder badges reading “Australia”. Shoulder flashes T shaped denoting Tobruk, red centre T with triangular wedge shape greyish colour, white outline around shape.uniforms - army, costume - male uniform, great

From title page: Maritime is Number Ten. A history of No 10 Squadron RAAF. The Sunderland Era compiled and researched by Flight Lieutenant K C Baff, RAAF.Hard cardboard cover, black buckram, yellow print on front & spine. On front is a colour illustration of a Sunderland aircraft in flight. 466 pages, cut, plain, white. Illustrated black & white photos, maps, illustrations. Mid blue ribbons page marker.book, number 10, raaf, sunderland

Normandy to Berlin, Into the Heart of the Third Reich. 60th Anniversary Special Edition.Soft cardboard cover. Black / white / yellow print on front & spine, white print on back. Background is dark blue, front sepia photo of 4 soldiers in a battle scene with aircraft overhead. 144 pages, cut, plain, white. Illustrated, black & white photos & diagrams. Handwritten in black on front fly leaf. "Donated by Len Burkes family. RSL stamp"book, normandy, berlin

From front cover: The Diary and Log Book of Test Pilot H Leonard Thorne 1940-45..1) Hard cardboard cover, blue coloured paper, gold print on spine. .2) Dust cover is blue, brown, white, black print on front, spine, back. Colour photo of an aircraft & pilot on front, back cover has colour photo of a Log Book. Pages - 254, cut, plain, white. Illustrated black & white photos & documents. Inscription front fly leaf handwritten in blue ink: “To a good friend & brother, Kevin Hogan Gill & Barry” To the Bendigo District RSL & Passchendaele Barracks Memorial Military Museum. Thank you for keeping the memory of our war heroes alive”book, test pilot, dunkirk

Hard brown leather cover, heavily carved with floral shapes. Rectangular brass panel in center of cover showing a building stamped in the leather. String binder. Photos are mounted on black cardboard sheets. White handwriting is underneath each photo. Subjects include Bethlehem, natives, Mosour, water colour painting of aircraft landing & native with pipe, Jerusalem, Jordan River, Petra, Jerusalem war cemetery, Tiberias, the stations of the cross, Australian troups & 1000 lb bomb, post battle scenes, German war dead, tanks, enemy aircraft, probably captured German soldiers, POWs Greece, Baalbek, Syria, Jaffa, Damascus, address by General Alexander to AIF, post El Alamein.Underneath building front cover: “Davids Tower”photograph, album, alamein, pow’s

Coloured photo of HMAS Melbourne Aircraft Carrier at sea with aircraft on deck. No 21 visible on front of flight deck & flag at rear. Tan wooden frame with glass front, tan ply backing. Photo mounted with grey border.In black print on white tag with black border, front, top centre: “H.M.A.S. MELBOURNE” “G. MURRAY”photograph, framed, hmas, melbourne

Newspaper distributed to troops in the field. Sent home by Charles Vernon COCHRANE VX116175. Enlisted 21.10.1942 aged 21, 67th Anti Aircraft Searchlight Battery. Discharged 14.6.1946.Newspaper, cream with black print.Printed in black at top: GUINEA GOLD In the Field, Thursday August 12 1943 Vol 1 No 268 Not For Salenewspaper, ww2

Items in the collection of R C ALLARDICE No 418577 RAAF. Refer Reg No 3627.5 for his service details & collection.Small note book, no covers, metal binding at top. 25 pages with the majority written in ink, & remainder in pencil. The notes are on many facets of aircraft, procedures, signaling, submarine detection, engines, pyrotechnics, to name a few.Handwritten in ink at top of front page: SUNDERLANDtraining, raaf, world war 2

Manual was promulgated by order of The Air Council in WWII. It was restricted to official use only. Item re Frederick Gardner DAVEY DFC No 410533 RAAF. Refer Reg No 3536P for his service details. Light blue, soft, card cover. Pages secured by staples. Title on front cover in black type & inside, diagram of an aircraft in centre. 62 cut edge pages. Black / white diagrams & photos.manuals, pilots and flight enginners, ww2

Window tape or chaff was released by the British in WWII from aircraft to confuse radar into thinking it was observing multiple primary targets. Separately developed by the Germans who called it Duppel. Item re Frederick Gardner DAVEY DFC No 410533 RAAF. Refer Reg No 3536P for his service details. Consists of strips of card covered with aluminium.anti radar, aluminium, raaf

Framed Coloured print/photo of Hawker Hurricane A/c KZ 193, Prototype MK5 40 mm cannon. Aircraft in flight with cloud and landscape depicted below. Tropicalised air intake Frame - Light brown timber, glass front. photography-photographs, frame accessories; trades - carpentry; military history - airforce, airforce, photo, aircraft

Photo, black & white, showing a Sunderland Aircraft. On its wings & in front of it are a large number of airmen. The aircraft is in front of a camouflaged hanger. The photo is glued to a Weeties packet.photography-photographs, military history - air force, passchendaele barracks trust

The photo shows three of the four engines of the Sunderland. There are about 70 airmen in front of the aircraft.photography-photographs, military history - air force, passchendaele barracks trust

Photo, black & white, showing Sunderland Aircraft floating on water, 4 air crew on top of wing, engines undergoing maintenance.photography-photographs, military history - air force, passchendaele barracks trust

Photo, black & white, this is a distant shot showing patchy/cloudy sky. There is a waterway in the centre with 8 Sunderland Aircraft moored in it. The Tactical Air Command are facing left. The foreground shows buildings, a crane & trees.photography-photographs, military history - air force, sunderland, passchendaele barracks trust

Newspaper & date published now shown.Newspaper article, colour & black & white, titled: ANZAC Day Reunites Two Special Squadrons, 461 Squadron Sunderland Aircraft.documents - newspapers, military history - air force, sunderland, passchendaele barracks trust

Khaki coloured buckram hard cover, no dust cover. 172 pages, black & white photos & illustrations. books-military, photography, illustrations, ack ack

Soft cream coloured card booklet of 51 pages stapled in place. Cover illustration of a Chinese Soldier, print is red & black. Illustrations, photocopies identifying weapons & equipment, aircraft.books - military, military history - army, communist, china

Item relates to George William Alfred MARRIOTT RAAF. Refer Cat No 3117 for his service history.Hard cover, khaki coloured loose leaf book held together with screws. Black print. Contains aircraft generator technical data, circuits, landing & bomb bay circuits. Hand made.Front cover top right: “Sgt Marriott Sig School PT Cook”books - manuals/military/eduction/air force, hudson, electrical

.1) Folding, wrap around pocket book, blue buckram. Title is embossed in black ink. Booklet contains large amount of information on RAF basic subjects if navigation, liaison signalling, ranks, aircraft markings or worlds air forces, camping, 142 pages. .2) Amendment List No's dated 1933.Centre: “RAF Pocket Book 1932” Top right: “AP 1081”books-military/reference, military history-air force, raf

F/O Marriott. George William Alfred MARRIOTT No 3608 enlisted in the RAAF on 4.3.1935 aged 27 years. He rose through the ranks to become Sqd Leader. He was discharged from the RAAF on 10.7.1946. At the time he was serving in the Air and Ground Radio School. Training Manual - Ground Signal Codes RAF. Brown hard cover, black printing, 28 pages. Shows various signals for ground troops to indicate to aircraft their requirements. Front cover marked: “F/O Marriott”books reference - military, raf, signals