The letter is to Ron from Henry Stewart STOREY about life in the islands after the war & their desire to get home. STOREY enlisted on 4.8.1943 aged 18 years & was discharged on 13.2.1946 with the rank of LAC in No 100 SQD RAAF.Letter, 4 pages, yellowed, red lined with logos at top re Salvation Army, Australian Comfort Fund & YMCA. Letter is from H S STOREY.“143808 LAC STOREY. H S Group 610 RAAF Pacific 10.11.1945”letter, islands, raaf

Photo Album Pearl Harbour, RAAF Pacific Area, Carrier Force, Jap Hari Kariphoto, ww2, general

The stories in 'Victory Roll' tell of some of the deeds performed in the final and victorious year of WWII. They add to a long tradition of gallant service and sacrifice and will serve as an eternal inspiration in the task of building a new world in which the spirit of the Four Freedoms must predominate. In making final victory possible, we lost many comrades, to w home this book, together with those which preceded it, becomes a permanent memorial.Green hardcover and spine with black text - 'Victory Roll The RAAF at war' on front cover and spine. The inside front and back covers have silhouette, green sepia pictures of a variety of aeroplane. Illustrations, photographs and cartoonsMessage from the Chief of Air Staff.... Air Vice Marshal, Chief of Ai Staff C.Joneswwii, raaf, end of conflict, test pilot, wewak, the sisters fly on, battle of borneo, the biscuit bombers, anzacs on bougainville, raaf pacific, return to timor, pacific landing, long range from darwin, air victory over burma, lifeline to china, photo recce, first over malaya, jungle dawn, the victory in europe, story of a prison camp, night flight over hamburg, youth's prayer at a war memorial, victory at the alps, waaf's good service

The “S” on the patch denotes the airmen was a Signaller..1) Ribbon, "Pacific Star" mounted on brass plate with pin. .2) Badge, cloth, RAAF, dark blue background with light blue floral arrangement with letter "S: in white. (Signaler) Out to the right is a single white wing on dark blue background.ribbons, accessory, pacific, raaf

Large coloured framed print of a Supermarine Spitfire, Australian RAAF Pacific Theatre Rounders. Probably a MU8. Squadron + A/C CR-C Titled " Spitfire of Spades - Group Captain Clive Caldwell" From a painting by Andrew Stuart Smith Frame - timber, moulded gold paint with a decorative edge, glass front. Mount - off white cardboard, innner mount, light blue cardboard.Below painting in black print " SPITFIRE - ACE OF SPADES/ GROUP CAPTAIN CLIVE CALDWELL/ PAINTING BY: ANDREW STUART SMITH " framed print, history, airforce, ww2

Hard back 200 pages with colour paintings and sketches, black and white photographs.raaf pilot experiences flying out of operational bases of europe and the pacific.

Good News Testament English VersionRAAF Ground Defence - Australia - New Guinea - South West Pacific Areas 1939- 1940 -1945Royal Australian Air Force Biblereligion, bible

The history of the Royal Australian Air Force in WWII beginning with the first offensive against Japan and ends with the return of the RAAF to Australia after the surrender of the Japanese Forces.Australia in the War of 1939-1945 - Air War Against Japan 1943-1945 AIR Maps, Illustrations, Photographs, Australian War Memorialraaf, 1943-1945, japan, pacific war, phillipines, burma, minelaying, mindoro, catalinas, anti-submarine, tarakan, labuan, rabaul, new guinea

This volume is like a veteran 'gong' - winner with years of tough going and breathless incidents to draw from. The service and the blokes in it have been able to dig into this pile of gen. and present some amazing stories, pictures, poems, graphics and cartoons.Personal recounts from RAAF service personnel by way of stories, poems, cartoons, illustrations and portraitsSoldiering On - The Australian Army at Home and Overseas. Red hardback front and back with light coloured text of title. The rising sun badge, with text under it - The Australian Army at home and overseas. Inside front and back cover show illustrations of RAAF personnel dressed in the uniform which depicts their job i.e. females in nurse uniforms. raaf,, wwii, new guinea, malaya, middle east, bethlehem, south west pacific, bab-el-mandeb, doughboy, royal womens army service, syria, cairo, singapore battle, jungle ambush

Personal recounts of WWII RAAF service personnel supported by photographs, illustrations and cartoons. RAAF Log - The RAAF at War. Green hardcover with black text and silhouette of the head and shoulders profile of a pilot. The spine also has the same text. Inside front and back inside covers is an active illustration of RAAF members in various roles. Pictures, illustrations, photographs, poems, personal stories, paintings, printspacific front, milne bay, bismark sea battle, battle for wau, men of the mrs, catalinas, spit fires, beaufighters, malta, hudson squadrons, darwin, timor, moabiss, japanese aircraft

R.A.A. F. Instructional ManualCovers WW2 and Korea WarsA instruction Manual Compiled by Warrant Officer , M.I.D. Owned by A, J. Quickr.a.a.f. manual

Harold Gatty was born on January 5th, 1903 in Campbell Town, Tasmania. He was a navigator and aviation pioneer. He began his career learning navigation at the age of 14 as a midshipman at the Royal Australian Naval College but withdrew after three years and became an apprenticed ship's officer with the Patrick Steamship Company of Sydney. After W. W. 1 he joined the Australian Merchant Navy where he learned the constellations while standing night watch and became an expert in celestial navigation while serving on many ships sailing between Australia and California. In 1927 he moved to California and opened a navigation school and also a laboratory repairing navigational equipment. At this time he became very interested in air navigation and was aware of the limitations of existing methods and instruments for aerial navigation. He began researching ways of improving aerial navigation. Two early inventions of his were his air sextant and a ground speed and drift indicator which formed the basis of the automatic pilot which later came to be standard equipment on most aircraft. He worked with several record breaking pilots including Ann Morrow Lindbergh (who went on to serve as a navigator for her husband Charles Lindbergh), helped Wiley Post break the world record circumnavigating the Earth, invented a new method of "dead reckoning" that revolutionised the ability to fly safely through cloudy conditions without drifting off course and famously navigated a small plane (whilst trying to cross the Pacific) over 1900 km through fog (with no radio) and using only his dead reckoning techniques, back to their starting point in Japan after they developed fuel problems. In 1932 Gatty received the Distinguished Flying Cross from President Hoover. In 1934 Gatty formed the South Seas Commercial Company with Donald Douglas with the aim to deliver air services to the islands of the South Pacific. The Company was sold to Pan Am but he continued to work for them. In 1935 he went on a sailing expedition investigating several small islands in the South Pacific and was briefly marooned on Baker Island. He was able to use his extensive knowledge of seabird habits to save the crew. He was also very interested in the ability of the Polynesians to navigate using the stars. During the Second World War Gatty was given the honorary rank of Group Captain in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and worked for the U. S. Army Air Forces (USAAF) in the South Pacific. In 1943 he moved to Washington where he developed a survival book (The Raft Book) specifically for boat crews or air crews flying over the Pacific to help them survive and navigate their life rafts in remote areas of the ocean. The original book was 152 pages long however a condensed version was made which consisted of a 64 page booklet, combined map and star chart and calendar strip enclosed in a waterproof slipcase, to be placed in life rafts for emergency use. The booklet included navigational advice and ideas such as ocean currents, estimation of distance, using a compass, measurement of angles, recognising and steering by the stars, land indications from sea birds, migration of sea birds and insects, sounds from the land, the scent of the land and ocean currents and the colour of the sea etc. After W.W.2 Gatty moved to Fiji and formed Fiji Airways (which later became Air Pacific). Harold Gatty died in August 1957.The two copies of "The Raft Book" are significant as they are a written summary of the many methods of sea navigation (both modern and historical) that existed in the 1940's. They are also a record of Harold Gatty, who played a significant role in the development of modern day aerial navigation using his understanding of different sea navigational techniques.Two rectangular brown packets with waterproof coverings (oiled paper) titled "The Raft Book" by Harold Gatty. Each packet contains a folded 64 page paper booklet with detailed instructions for navigating a small craft in open seas, a folded chart (with a map of the world and oceans, well known constellations, latitude and longitude charts, Greenwich time and a scale for string lengths and Harp scale) and a long folded paper calendar strip.Front of package - "WATERPROOFED EDITION OF/ THE RAFT BOOK / By Harold Gatty / BOOK AND WORLD CHART / FOR / EMERGENCY NAVIGATION / To open envelope tear along above line. If the envelope is used again fold the flap to keep contents dry. 1. This envelope contains a book, chart and tape for emergency navigation. The contents are folded to take up the least possible space and therefore should not be removed until needed. 2. if the chart and tape are immersed in water for a long period, there will be a slight variation in the scale but the strength and resistence to tear of the paper will not be changed. In the event of long immersion, dry the chart and tape as much as possible before using in order to in order to get the greatest accuracy in scale. Front of booklet - THE RAFT BOOK / LORE OF THE SEA AND SKY /By Harold Gatty IMPORTANT FOR YOUR SECURITY/Upon abandoning ship you may have to be your own navigator. Take the following pre/cautions for your own safety:/ Carry a good type of pocket watch / keep it wound and have it running on Greenwich (England) / Time, which you can get from the navigating officer. / Keep track of the date at Greenwich; and on a 24-hour basis, / know whether the time is, say, 6 hours (6 A.M.) showing on / your watch, or 18 hours (6P.M.) Greenwich. / PROECT YOUR WATCH. GET A RUBBER SACK FOR IT (OBTAIN FROM PHARMACIST) AND KEEP IT DRY / KEEP A PENCIL IN YOUR POCKET/ POSITION OF SHIP WHEN ABANDONED PRINTED IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA GEORGE GRADY PRESS, NEW YORK/COPYRIGHT, 1943, BY HAROLD AND FENNA GATTYflagstaff hill maritime museum and village, shipwreck coast, warrnambool, the raft book, harold gatty, book and world chart for emergency navigation, ww 2, ww ii, navigation, air navigation, aerial navigation, lindbergh, wiley post, dead reckoning, south seas commercial company, u.s. army airforce, usaaf, survival book, life rafts, sea navigation, emergency navigation, fiji airways, harp scale

142993 H C Foster served with the RAAF during WW2 these medals are the originals that were presented to H C Foster.These medals are the originals belonging to 142993 H C Foster.The 1939-1945 Star, the Pacific Star, the Defence Medal, the 1939-1945 Medal, the 1939-1945 Australian Service Medal, the 1945-1975 Australian Service Medal.142993 H C Foster.raaf ww2, 142993 h c foster

Reginald Keith Mylonas 148274 (born Sydney, enlisted Melbourne) on 31.3.1944 age 18 years in the RAAF. Records are sketchy but states embarked from Brisbane on 12.7.1945 for Morotai with 3 R.R.P, disembarked Darwin 10.12.1945.Medals single not mounted. .1) 1939 - 45 Star. .2) Pacific Star. .3) British War Medal 1939 - 45. .4) Australian Service Medal 1939 - 45. .5) Boxed single Medal in presentation case - Australian Service medal 1945 - 75. .6) Spare ribbon for .5) with clasp "SW Pacific". Size shown applies to one medal.On medals, "148274 R.K. Mylonas"award, medals

Medal set issued to Sergeant "Edward McMath", No.18842, RAAF, WW2. Date of Birth 10/08/1910.Set of swing mounted WW2 medals and ribbons. 1939-1945 Star, The Pacific Star, War Medal 1939-1945, Australian Service Medal 1939 - 1945 Name of recipient inscribed on back of stars and around the rim of the round medals. Set is secured on back with brass plate and pin.Inscribed on each medal: “18842 E. McMath”edward mcmath, medals, awards, ww2

The medals belonged to Charles Sutherland CORNELIUS No 40595 RAAF. (Born Tasmania, enlisted Melbourne) in the RAAF on 13.5.1941 age 21 years. On discharge from the RAAF he was a Corporal in No 4 Radio Installation and Maintenance Unit. Refer Reg No's also 94 & 95P..1) Medal: 60th Anniversary of the end of WW11, gold coloured, made of aluminium, zinc and bronze amalgam. .2) Black presentation box for .1). .3) Medal set, brass plate mounted, set of 4 re C S CORNELIUS. 1. Pacific Star. 2. Defence Medal. 3. War Medal 1939-45 4. Australian Service Medal 1939 - 45.1) & .2) "60th Anniversary of the end of WW11", "For Service to Australia 1945-2005" .3) "40595 C.S Cornelius"numismatics - medals, containers, military history - souvenirs

Part of the Flight Lieutenant Ian A. 'Joe' Lyons MBE Collection. See catalogue No 5374P for his service record..1) and .2) Pair of black leather calf length RAAF flying boots with leather sole and rubber heel. each boot is lined with soft brown leather with remnants of sheep wool attached to the right boot (.1). A buckle and strap at the ankle and calf height secure each boot when wearing. .3) Handwritten card with details of the boots' provenance..3) Handwritten in black ink: ' FLYING BOOTS. Worn by Squadron Leader Ian A. 'Joe' Lyons. Worn all through the Pacific - North Africa - New Guinea - Borneo - All through Japanese Occupation, 1942 Middle East. Donated by Mr I. A. Lyons'uniform, footwear, flying boots, flight lieutenant ian a. lyons

The ribbons belonged to Cyril Joseph Bryne No 143120 RAAF, enlisted 6.7.1943 age 20 years, discharged 18.2.1946 with the rank of LAD in 1 Aircraft Performance Unit. His records show that his Northern Australian and overseas service covered Townsville, Goodenough, Kiriwina, Noemfoor, Morotai, Tarakan and Morotai again between the dates 27.9.1943 - 5.9.1945. This item is part of a group of 3 items related to the Byrne Family, refer Cat No 9903.2Ribbon set mounted on a metal plate with pin attached. Ribbons are ; 1939 - 45 Star. Pacific Star.nilribbons, ww2

Donald Henry Harris No 141844 (born Nar Nar Goon Vic, enlisted Adelaide) in the RAAF on 15.12.43 age 34 years. At discharge from the RAAF on 29.1.46 he was an LAC in 14 Mobile Works Sqd. Refer Cat No 2126.2.Medals, court mounted, set of (5) re D.H.Harris. 1. 1939-45 Star, not engraved but original. 2. Pacific Star, not engraved but original. 3. War Medal 1939-45. 4. Australian Service Medal. 5. Australian Service Medal 1945-75 with clasp "SW PACIFIC". "141844 D.H.Harris"medals, military, history

Map of Western section of New Guinea. Black print on white background with mountain ridges in tan. Mounted with green border & brown wooden frame, glass front & white cardboard backing with wire hanging strap on back. Inset LHS bottom: A: Aroe Island B: KIA Island C: Taniimba IslandPrinted in black at top centre: “NEW GUINEA WESTERN’ Printed on border under map: “These escape maps were carried in the zip pockets of life jackets by fighter pilots in WW2. This map was presented to A.S.R. on the 12/7/79 by Councillor Ian McKenzie, Mayor of Eaglehawk, who served as a fighter pilot in 78th SQN in S.W. Pacific area during 1943-44.”map, new guinea, western, raaf

Map of central section of New Guinea. Black print on white background with mountain ridges in tan. Map is mounted with green border. Brown wooden frame, glass front, white cardboard backing with wire hanging strap on back. Map prepared under the direction of RAAF Headquarters.Printed in black top centre: “NEW GUINEA CENTRAL” Printed on border under map: “These escape maps were carried in the zip pocket of life jackets by fighter pilots in WW2. This map was presented to A.S.R. on 12.7.79 by Councillor Ian McKenzie, Mayor of Eaglehawk, who served as a fighter pilot in 78th SDN in the SW Pacific area during 1943-44.”map, new guinea, central, raaf

This Gear box universal, with its Cone assembly ( inc lens) in conjunction with Magazine 500 exposures unit ( see CAT 5561) is part of the F22 aerial camera assembly. As an assembly, the type F22 aerial camera came into RAF and RAAF service c1942. It was used by the RAF over Europe and by the RAAF extensively through the Sth. West Pacific area of operations, during WW2. This type of camera was used through the Vietnam war up to the early 1980's. The F22 camera assembly when mounted in the reliable Canberra aircraft, did aerial survey work in PNG, Indonesia, Malaysia and Sumatra and the Australian mainland. This type of camera was used in Spitfires, Mosquitos, Avro Lincolns and Canberra aircraft.Heavy, metal construction. The base is a rectangular box shape and mounted to that is a funnel shaped tube. Inside the tube are numerous small baffles around the sides painted matte black. The box has a 7 pin electrical connector. The box section can be opened by releasing catches. It has a timber base. Near the mouth of the tube, outside, is a panel with a slot and indentations F5.6 F8 F11 F16.There is a tape label near mouth if tube with writing embossed "LENS S/NO 2767849" The box has a label "GEARBOX/UNIVERSAL. MODEL 14A/4249 SERIAL No. 1685"aviation, reconnaisance, camera, photography

The medals are two off four entitled to Stanley Ernest Scoles. Enlisted in the RAAF as No 11717 on 5.8.1940 age 31 years, promoted to Cpl 1.10.1941, Sgt 1.8.1942. His overseas service shows he was in Port Moresby from 15.3.1943 then Goodenough, Kiriwina then Goodenough until arriving in Nadzab on 4.12.1943, Nadzab from then until arriving back in Townsville on 25.6.1944. Discharged from the RAAF on 11.12.1944 with the rank of Sgt in Airforce HQ..1) Pacific Star and ribbon unmounted. .2) British War medal and ribbon 1939 - 45 unmounted..1) on rear, “11717 S.E.Scoles. .2) around edge, “11717 S.E.Scoles”medals, militory, history