Showing 16 items matching "flying fortresses"
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B-24 Liberator Memorial Restoration Australia IncAircraft Recognition Model, Department of Defence, Model Aircraft, Circa 1940's
... Large bakelite B17 Flying Fortress aircraft, coloured matt black, including hole for suspension and mobility...."Flying Fortress" Boeing B17E.E9-2324 DS^D DLTDC...Expanded the skills of recognition for air crew, ground crew and defence activities. "Flying Fortress" Boeing B17E.E9-2324 DS^D DLTDC Large bakelite B17 Flying Fortress aircraft, coloured matt black, including hole for suspension and mobility. ...Created to supply training and recognition of friendly/enemy aircraft.Expanded the skills of recognition for air crew, ground crew and defence activities.Large bakelite B17 Flying Fortress aircraft, coloured matt black, including hole for suspension and mobility."Flying Fortress" Boeing B17E.E9-2324 DS^D DLTDC -
Bendigo Military MuseumBook - BOOK, FLYING FORTRESS WW2, W. L. WHITE, "Queens Die Proudly", 1944
... BOOK, FLYING FORTRESS WW2......Flying Fortresses...Book - account of the Flying Fortresses in the South West Pacific War WW2,...Bendigo Military Museum 37 - 39 Pall Mall Bendigo goldfields Book - account of the Flying Fortresses in the South West Pacific War WW2, Books Mikitary History WW2 Flying Fortresses Front end paper and Title page - black ink owner's stamp - "BENDIGO DISTRICT/ RSL SUB BRANCH INC/ PO BOX 449/ BENDIGO, VIC, 3552. ...Book - account of the Flying Fortresses in the South West Pacific War WW2,Hard Cover book. Cover - cardboard, orange colour paper with black print on spine. 223 pages - cut, plain, off white paper. End papers - Illustrated, black and white map South-West Pacific. Front end paper and Title page - owner's stamp.Front end paper and Title page - black ink owner's stamp - "BENDIGO DISTRICT/ RSL SUB BRANCH INC/ PO BOX 449/ BENDIGO, VIC, 3552. Opposite Title page - handwritten black ink - "Donated by/ Peter Morrison".books, mikitary history, ww2, flying fortresses -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub BranchModel Airplane
... B17 Boeing Flying Fortress....Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch 1 Mast Gully Road Upwey melbourne Model WW2 General B17 Boeing Flying Fortress. Model Airplane ...B17 Boeing Flying Fortress.model, ww2, general -
Bendigo Military MuseumPhotograph - PHOTOGRAPH, BENNETTS
... ...Flying Fortress...handwritten on back in black ink: American "Flying Fortress"....See Catalogue No. 9726P for details of service for "Alva Marie Bennetts" Bennetts Collection Alva Bennetts Flying Fortress Boeing B17. handwritten on back in black ink: American "Flying Fortress". ...Part of the Bennetts Collection. See Catalogue No. 9726P for details of service for "Alva Marie Bennetts"Black and white photograph of a large propellor powered aeroplane. Aircraft ground crew visible on tarmac. Four jeeps visible in background. Photograph has a white border which has been trimmed with pinking shears.handwritten on back in black ink: American "Flying Fortress".bennetts collection, alva bennetts, flying fortress, boeing b17. -
B-24 Liberator Memorial Restoration Australia IncSperry Ball Turret B-24 Liberator
... Also used on B-17 Flying Fortress....Also used on B-17 Flying Fortress. Sperry Ball Turret B-24 Liberator ...Sperry Ball Turret B-24 Liberator, meant for ventral defence needs on aircraft. Also used on B-17 Flying Fortress.a15 -
Moorabbin Air MuseumManual - Pilot's Notes - Boeing B17 Flying Fortress, Pilot's Notes for Fortress GR.IIA, GRIIB & III, BII & BIII Four Cyclone R.1820-765 or R 1830 - 97 Engines
... Pilot's Notes - Boeing B17 Flying Fortress...Boeing B17 Flying Fortress...Moorabbin Air Museum Moorabbin Airport 12 First Street Moorabbin melbourne Boeing B17 Flying Fortress Pilot's notes Technical overview of Flying Fortress controls, systems & operations for pilots Manual in booklet form Pilot's Notes for Fortress GR.IIA, GRIIB & III, BII & BIII Four Cyclone R.1820-765 or R 1830 - 97 Engines Manual Pilot's Notes - Boeing B17 Flying Fortress ...Technical overview of Flying Fortress controls, systems & operations for pilotsManual in booklet form non-fictionTechnical overview of Flying Fortress controls, systems & operations for pilotspilot's notes -
Bendigo Military MuseumModel - AIRCRAFT RECOGNITION (WW2), C. WW2
... Has four engines and appears to be a "Boeing B.17 Flying Fortress", an American heavy bomber WW2. 2. ...Has four engines and appears to be a "Boeing B.17 Flying Fortress", an American heavy bomber WW2. 2. ...Aircraft recognition models were produced and painted flat black and lacked any real surface detail or markings in order to simulate a silhouette. Training purposes for both military personnel and civilians alike.1. & 2. Model Aircraft x 2 made from timber and painted black. 1. Has four engines and appears to be a "Boeing B.17 Flying Fortress", an American heavy bomber WW2. 2. Has twin engines - a "Vickers Wellington", a British, long range medium bomber WW2.Handwritten label with models - grey lead pencil. "Recognition Model used to train pilot and gunner in identification. Top. Boe's B17. Bottom Vickers Wellington". 1. Label on bottom of model - "FORTRESS"military, aircraft, training, ww2 -
Bendigo Military MuseumBook, Lieutenant Colonel A J Barker et al, Classic Aircraft of World War II, 1984
... Classic Aircraft of World War II presents detailed profiles of the 6 most significant & dramatic aircraft of the greatest war in history: they are Stuka, Spitfire, B-17 Flying Fortress, Zero, P-51 Mustang & B-29 Super Fortress....Bendigo Military Museum 37 - 39 Pall Mall Bendigo goldfields Classic Aircraft of World War II presents detailed profiles of the 6 most significant & dramatic aircraft of the greatest war in history: they are Stuka, Spitfire, B-17 Flying Fortress, Zero, P-51 Mustang & B-29 Super Fortress. books history air force In black ink on front flyleaf: RSL Stamp Book, hard cover, dark blue buckram, gold print on spine. ...Classic Aircraft of World War II presents detailed profiles of the 6 most significant & dramatic aircraft of the greatest war in history: they are Stuka, Spitfire, B-17 Flying Fortress, Zero, P-51 Mustang & B-29 Super Fortress.Book, hard cover, dark blue buckram, gold print on spine. Dust cover with title in red & black print on front, back & spine. Illustrated in colour, numerous WWII aircraft on mid blue colour background. 400 cut pages illustrated, black & white & coloured photographs & diagrams.In black ink on front flyleaf: RSL Stampbooks, history, air force -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Machine - Wright R 1820 1,200 HP Air Cooled 9 Cylinder Radial
... It would power many American aircraft, most notably the Boeing B17 Flying Fortress and certain versions of the Douglas DC 3.. ...It would power many American aircraft, most notably the Boeing B17 Flying Fortress and certain versions of the Douglas DC 3.. ...Historical Details: . Description: The Wright R1820 was developed in 1925 and entered production in 1931 and remained in production until the mid 1950’s. It would power many American aircraft, most notably the Boeing B17 Flying Fortress and certain versions of the Douglas DC 3.. Level of Importance: State -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Document (Item) - Personal Photograph and Negatives Collection of Kevin Kerle
... Collection of photographs of USAAF and RAAF combat aircraft, including: Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk, Consolidated B-24 Liberator, Consolidated PBY Catalina, Douglas DC-3, Douglas A-20 Havoc/Boston, Lockheed Hudson and Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. Also includes DC-3s and Catalinas in civilian use, as well as other airliners. ...Moorabbin Air Museum Moorabbin Airport 12 First Street Moorabbin melbourne Collection of photographs of USAAF and RAAF combat aircraft, including: Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk, Consolidated B-24 Liberator, Consolidated PBY Catalina, Douglas DC-3, Douglas A-20 Havoc/Boston, Lockheed Hudson and Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. Also includes DC-3s and Catalinas in civilian use, as well as other airliners. ...Collection of photographs of USAAF and RAAF combat aircraft, including: Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk, Consolidated B-24 Liberator, Consolidated PBY Catalina, Douglas DC-3, Douglas A-20 Havoc/Boston, Lockheed Hudson and Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. Also includes DC-3s and Catalinas in civilian use, as well as other airliners. -
Lara RSL Sub BranchColoured Print of Boeing B.17F Flying Fortress, Day Shift
... Coloured Print of Boeing B.17F Flying Fortress...Boeing B.17F Flying Fortresses of the 91st Bombardment Group, United States 8th Air Force leave vapour trails in the morning sky as they head eastward from their base at Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire, England, May 1943. ...A rectangular Coloured Print of a group of Boeing B.17F's Day Shift Coloured Print of Boeing B.17F Flying Fortress ...A rectangular Coloured Print of a group of Boeing B.17F's Boeing B.17F Flying Fortresses of the 91st Bombardment Group, United States 8th Air Force leave vapour trails in the morning sky as they head eastward from their base at Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire, England, May 1943. The foreground aircraft, 229536 (LL-A) of the 401st Bomb SQN. is named "Mary Ruth"- Memories of mobile. Behind her is "Stric Nine, 229475 (OR-R) of the 322nd Bomb SQN. Power Plant: Four Wright R1820-97 nine cylinder air cooled radial engines. Each turbo-supercharged. Dimensions: Span 103ft 9in, Length: 74ft 9in, Height: 19ft 1in. -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Document (item) - Roland Jahne Collection - See Description for details
... Manilla folder Various Hokum Ka 41/50 Manilla folder Various Kaman Manilla folder Various Curtiss Manilla folder Various Cons Catalina Manilla folder Various Consolidated PB-2A Manilla folder Various Brewster SB2A Bermuda Manilla folder Various Curtiss C46 Manilla folder Various XP42 Manilla folder Various Curtiss Hawk Manilla folder Various Curtiss SBC Loose pages Various Curtiss P-40E, Curtiss P-40, Kittyhawk I-IV, Curtiss P-40 Tomahawk, Curtiss P-40S, Curtiss Mohawk, Curtiss Hawk Monoplanes, FlyTigers, A B-17 Flying Fortress, Chinook Air Combat January 1989. ...Manilla folder Various Hokum Ka 41/50 Manilla folder Various Kaman Manilla folder Various Curtiss Manilla folder Various Cons Catalina Manilla folder Various Consolidated PB-2A Manilla folder Various Brewster SB2A Bermuda Manilla folder Various Curtiss C46 Manilla folder Various XP42 Manilla folder Various Curtiss Hawk Manilla folder Various Curtiss SBC Loose pages Various Curtiss P-40E, Curtiss P-40, Kittyhawk I-IV, Curtiss P-40 Tomahawk, Curtiss P-40S, Curtiss Mohawk, Curtiss Hawk Monoplanes, FlyTigers, A B-17 Flying Fortress, Chinook Air Combat January 1989. ... -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Cerberus, Lightning strikes : the story of a B-17 bomber, 2003
... Monbulk RSL Sub Branch 48 Main Road Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges world war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - usa b17 bomber - history The story of Flying Fortress Lightning Strikes, 42-3073 from its construction in a California factory in 1942 to its loss over Germany a year later Bibliography, ill, maps, p.176. ...The story of Flying Fortress Lightning Strikes, 42-3073 from its construction in a California factory in 1942 to its loss over Germany a year laterBibliography, ill, maps, p.176.The story of Flying Fortress Lightning Strikes, 42-3073 from its construction in a California factory in 1942 to its loss over Germany a year laterworld war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - usa, b17 bomber - history -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - Legends of the Air series, Boeing B-17, B-29 & Lancaster
... Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress...Legends of the Air series Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress Avro Lancaster Boeing B-29 Superfortress Historic overview & specifications for B17,B29 & Lancaster bombers of WW2, circa 1995 Boeing B-17, B-29 & Lancaster Book Legends of the Air series ...Historic overview & specifications for B17,B29 & Lancaster bombers of WW2, circa 1995non-fictionHistoric overview & specifications for B17,B29 & Lancaster bombers of WW2, circa 1995boeing b-17 flying fortress, avro lancaster, boeing b-29 superfortress -
Moorabbin Air MuseumBooklet (series), Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress Profile Publications 205 (Blue Series)
... Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress Profile Publications 205 (Blue Series)...Moorabbin Air Museum Moorabbin Airport 12 First Street Moorabbin melbourne Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress Profile Publications 205 (Blue Series) Booklet ...Aircraft Description -
Moorabbin Air Museum
Book - MACKAY'S FLYING FORTRESS, Robert S. Cutler, 2002
... MACKAY'S FLYING FORTRESS...MACKAY'S FLYING FORTRESS...MACKAY'S FLYING FORTRESS Book MACKAY'S FLYING FORTRESS Robert S. ...
