Showing 4 items matching "world war 2 - kittyhawks"
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Moorabbin Air MuseumBook - RAAF Mirage squadrons, Swift to Destroy An Illustrated History of 77 Squadron RAAF 1942 - 1986
... World War 2 - Kittyhawks...RAAF Mirage squadrons World War 2 - Kittyhawks British Commonwealth Occupational Forces in Japan - Mustangs Korean War - Mustang to Meteor Malaysia - Sabre Williamtown - Mirage Aircraft performance tables Illustrated & written history of RAAF 77 Squadron , circa 1986 Swift to Destroy An Illustrated History of 77 Squadron RAAF 1942 - 1986 Book RAAF Mirage squadrons ...Illustrated & written history of RAAF 77 Squadron , circa 1986non-fictionIllustrated & written history of RAAF 77 Squadron , circa 1986world war 2 - kittyhawks, british commonwealth occupational forces in japan - mustangs, korean war - mustang to meteor, malaysia - sabre, williamtown - mirage, aircraft performance tables -
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Machine - Curtiss P40E Kittyhawk A29-53 (41-13522), 1941
... Description: In all more than 800 examples of the Kittyhawk served with the RAAF, mainly in the South West Pacific Area, making it both numerically and operationally the most important type employed in the defence of Australia in World War 2. ...Description: In all more than 800 examples of the Kittyhawk served with the RAAF, mainly in the South West Pacific Area, making it both numerically and operationally the most important type employed in the defence of Australia in World War 2. ...Historical Details: The Curtiss Kittyhawk P-40E A29-53, construction number 16738, was originally built for the USAAC as 41-13522 but delivered to the Royal Australian Air Force in March 1942 as part of Lend Lease aircraft diverted to Britain. A29-53 was shipped into Austral. Description: In all more than 800 examples of the Kittyhawk served with the RAAF, mainly in the South West Pacific Area, making it both numerically and operationally the most important type employed in the defence of Australia in World War 2. The Museum’s Kittyhawk. Level of Importance: Nationalc/n 16738 -
Rutherglen RSL Sub-BranchPhotograph - Black and white, framed, c. 1990
... kittyhawk...bombers...aircraft...pilots...world war 2...Rutherglen RSL Sub-Branch 153 High Street Rutherglen Victoria 3685 high-country kittyhawk bombers aircraft pilots world war 2 Framed black and white photograph of two restored WWII aircraft. ...Framed black and white photograph of two restored WWII aircraft. Typed label at the bottom of the frame reads: "Two restored second world war aircraft flying over Albury area June 1990. Top: Wirraway Intermediate Trainer, built by Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (CAC) in Australia under licence. 600 H.P. Pratt and Whitney wasp engine also built by CAC under licence. Top speed 200mph range 640 miles. Bottom: American Kittyhawk Fighter Bomber. Flown by RAAF in the Middle East and South West Pacific Areas. Top speed 355m.p.h. at 20,000 feet."kittyhawk, bombers, aircraft, pilots, world war 2 -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Aviation Historical Society of the Northern Territory, Darwin's air war : 1942-1945, an illustrated history, 1991
... World war 1939-1945 - Aerial operations - Northern Territory Darwin - Bombardment - 1942-1945 Contents : Introduction. The defence build up, Darwin 1920's to 1942. 19 February 1942, the first raids. Initial defence, American and Australian Kittyhawks. Striking back with Hudsons & Beaufighters. Colour plates the 49 FighterGroup USAAD. The Spitfires arrive No 1 fighter wing RAAF. The heavy bombers USAAF and RAAF strikes. Staging the offensive, the war moves North. Pilot profiles. Conclusion, Darwin's present defences. Air forces. World War 2 ...Contents : Introduction. The defence build up, Darwin 1920's to 1942. 19 February 1942, the first raids. Initial defence, American and Australian Kittyhawks. Striking back with Hudsons & Beaufighters. Colour plates the 49 FighterGroup USAAD. The Spitfires arrive No 1 fighter wing RAAF. The heavy bombers USAAF and RAAF strikes. Staging the offensive, the war moves North. Pilot profiles. Conclusion, Darwin's present defences. Air forces. World War 2. Warfare.Bib, ill, maps, p.80.non-fictionContents : Introduction. The defence build up, Darwin 1920's to 1942. 19 February 1942, the first raids. Initial defence, American and Australian Kittyhawks. Striking back with Hudsons & Beaufighters. Colour plates the 49 FighterGroup USAAD. The Spitfires arrive No 1 fighter wing RAAF. The heavy bombers USAAF and RAAF strikes. Staging the offensive, the war moves North. Pilot profiles. Conclusion, Darwin's present defences. Air forces. World War 2. Warfare. world war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - northern territory, darwin - bombardment - 1942-1945
