Inscribed with "FIGHTER COMMAND", "BOMBER COMMAND" , " COASTAL COMMAND" and "WAAF", with motto of the Royal Air Force (RAF) "Pear Ardua Ad Astra , which translates to " Through Adversity To The Stars"

Wooden Plaque 15cm x 13cmRoyal Air Force Assocation

This RAAF dress uniform and other associated article of clothing was owned by Walter Alexander Scott. Joined RAF December 1940 to be trained as a pilot, he got his wings December 1941, became a night fighter pilot after OTU and posted to 219 Squadron. Was posted to 603 Squadron December 1942 flying Beaufighters on coastal command convoy escorts, desert patrols, supporting Sicilian and Italian invasions (all from the N.African desert, then on Greek Island " Armed Rovers" until 10 November 1943, just at the end of ops, when he was shot down in the Aegean Sea and became a POW the next day 11 November 1943. Transferred to Germany he was in Stalag IVB for 3 months, before exchanging ID with an Irish soldier ,in order to get out of the main camp into a working sub-camp in order to escape. Post war Walter returned to Australia, he became "Citizen of the Year" in Werribee 1992 for his service to the community. In 1993 he was awarded the Order of Australia Medal for services to youth and to the retired. Manufactured by Benson & Clegg London

The surrounding circlet bears the motto "PER ARDUA AD ASTRA" ( Latin for "Through Adversity to the Stars")

Produced circa 1942 during the Second World War. royal air force, raf, ww2, world war two, engineering manual

Case marked with Portable Oxygen Set MK1A Ref No 6D/266 AM Ref No. 6D/265

The tunic is tailored by R.E.City Ltd London W1

A yellow plastic cover with a clear window near the middle. In black is the insignia of the RAAF and royal Australian Air Force is under this. just aove the window reads Engineering Publication. Through the window on yellow cardboard reads AAP 7531.089-3M Altimeter Sensitive etc.royal australian airforce - manuals, royal australian air force, altimeter sensitive, engineering publication

A blue carboard cover with a linen material finish on it. Top right corner reads AAP 7191.001-100. In black reads Royal Australian Air Force with their insignia below. The rest of the information on the cover is in black ink. There is a large metal slide down the left hand side.royal australian airforce - manuals, royal australian air force, gas turbine engine starters cartridge

7 photographs of Royal Australian Air Force personnel together with their names and rank, and covering the period from 1970 to 1978|E.D Brown LAC ER Ambler 1978 Sgt P Agon !978 Sgt H J Allie Nov 1978 Fltlt K FBerrill 1978 Sgt R Bell 1978 Cpl Bevin 1978 Ggt WR Connelly 1978 Cpld Clagherty 1978 Cpld Clagherty 1978 Cpl Cutting 1976 Sgt M H J Calliess 1976 Sgt G Corica 1978 Fltlt M Dederer 1978 Sgt Dwyer 1976 Sgt Evans 1976 Sgt Evans 1976 Sgt Eising 1976 SgtC. F Brown 1976A.C Clarke 1978 Mr Broadshaw Woff. Fletcher 1976 Sgt W Franklin 1978 Sgt A Fitzgerald 1978 Lac Bacon 1978 Cpl Beaumont Cpl P Hetherington Lac B P Eiser 1977 J H Dom Jahn 1977 Ac B A Donnelly 1977 Sgt Gibson 1976 Sgt Gray AC M R Hanna 1978 Lac L Hutchinson 1978 Sgt Hudson Sgt W A Jackson 1978 Cpl F Nardo 1977 Lac J W King 1978 Fsgt B Kennedy 1978 Sgt Krywinski 197, Sgt J R Keighran 1978 Sgt R T C Kent Lac C J Lockitt 1978 Lac S M A Leavey, 1978, Fsgt A. R. Loynes 1978, Sgt E. Lay, 1978, Sgt Lilley, 1976, Sgt A. J. Matzkows, 1978, Psgt P. J. Martin, 1978 Lac J S Muriall 1978 Wof G Newman 1978 Fsgt L Norman 1978 Sgt L Norman 1978 Sgt D N Newcombe 1978 Cpl J R Macmenem 1978 Sgt N J Malleit Lac S M A Leavey Sgt M Pittman 1978 Sgt G Poole 1978 Woff J Poulish 1978 Cpl L K Parchert 1978 Cpl P J Owlaw Cpl P F Randall Airvice Marshall Lush 1970 Fsgt Rolph 1976 D May 1977 L.J Orgill 1977 Cpl Spencer 1976 Sgt R Stemp Sgt G Scott Sgt F Shrives Sqndn Smith 1978 Cpl R Schmitzer G A Severiny C Silkstone 1977 Fsgt Trebell 1976 Cpl Taylor 1976 Lac P Underdown 1978 Sgt Williams 1976 Squadron Leader Ward 1978 Sgt P Wilkie Sgt R Wright Lac Winchester 1978 Lac Wheeler 1970air force, laverton