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 Post subject: RAAF Spitfires (Misc)
PostPosted: Thu Nov 21, 2013 4:20 am 
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Ferry pilot F/Lt. J. Hickey superintends packing of medical supplies & ammunition in the wing of a Spitfire he is about to ferry to a northern battle station

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F/O. E. G. Hughes directs ground crew running out a Spitfire which he is about to ferry to a northern battle station

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Ferry pilots of the Operational Aircraft Depot somewhere in Australia where Spitfires are being assembled, and ferried by these pilots to northern areas F/Sgt. B. Cardwell, F/O. L. H. Clarke, F/O. J. T. Kearney, P/O H. S. Bowern and F/O. R. Riley.

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PostPosted: Thu Nov 21, 2013 8:09 am 
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Nice pictures of RAAF Spitfire VIII's and Vc's. :spit

Note Anson and Vultee Vengeance aircraft in the background.


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R.A.A.F. Spitfire pilots from left: F/O. J. A. Pretty (Melbourne, Vic.), F/Lt. R. N. Carmichael (Mildura, Vic.), F/O. R. W. Watson (Lismore, N.S.W.), Warrant Officer C. L. Swift (Melbourne, Vic.), F/Sgt. B. F. Gurbey (Sydney, N.S.W.) and F/O. J. Weger (Brisbane, QLD.);

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F/O. J. H. Bisley and Squadron Leader R. S. McDonald

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F/O. M. K. Kendall (Yorkshire, U.K.) has his plane decorated with "The Cavalier";

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H. K. Barker (N.S.W.), R. J. Ashby (U.K.) and F/Sgt. A. C. MacPherson (Vic.) enjoying the sunshine

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twin pilots in "Churchill's Own" Spitfire Squadron, Warrant Officers John and Alfred Payne (Hampton, Vic.);

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"Sally", Alsation pup on the wing of her master's plane, Squadron Leader E. P. W. Bocock;

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PostPosted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 2:00 am 
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Great selection of RAAF photos there.


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F/Lt. J. B. H. Nicholas, of Sussex, U.K., checking in with ground crew working on his aeroplane; from left to right are F/Sgt. H. L. Eldridge, of Bromley, U.K., LAC P. Wiseman, of Carlton (Vic.), LAC C. Arthur of West Brunswick (Vic.) and at back LAC J. A. Jones from Middlesex, U.K., and Cpl. A. Brown, of Aberdeen, U.K.

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