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Downloadable Content the Supermarine
AIRFRAME & MINIATURE No.12 The Supermarine Spitfire Part 1 (Merlin-powered) including the Seafire Downloadable Content v1.0 August 2018 II Airframe & Miniature No.12 Spitfire – Foreign Service Foreign Service Depot, where it was scrapped around 1968. One other Spitfire went to Argentina, that being PR Mk XI PL972, which was sold back to Vickers Argentina in March 1947, fitted with three F.24 cameras with The only official interest in the Spitfire from the 8in focal length lens, a 170Imp. Gal ventral tank Argentine Air Force (Fuerca Aerea Argentina) was and two wing tanks. In this form it was bought by an attempt to buy two-seat T Mk 9s in the 1950s, James and Jack Storey Aerial Photography Com- PR Mk XI, LV-NMZ with but in the end they went ahead and bought Fiat pany and taken by James Storey (an ex-RAF Flt Lt) a 170Imp. Gal. slipper G.55Bs instead. F Mk IXc BS116 was allocated to on the 15th April 1947. After being issued with tank installed, it also had the Fuerca Aerea Argentina, but this allocation was the CofA it was flown to Argentina via London, additional fuel in the cancelled and the airframe scrapped by the RAF Gibraltar, Dakar, Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Montevi- wings and fuselage before it was ever sent. deo and finally Buenos Aires, arriving at Morón airport on the 7th May 1947 (the exhausts had burnt out en route and were replaced with those taken from JF275). Storey hoped to gain an aerial mapping contract from the Argentine Government but on arrival was told that his ‘contract’ was not recognised and that his services were not required. -
Of the 90 YEARS of the RAAF
90 YEARS OF THE RAAF - A SNAPSHOT HISTORY 90 YEARS RAAF A SNAPSHOTof theHISTORY 90 YEARS RAAF A SNAPSHOTof theHISTORY © Commonwealth of Australia 2011 This work is copyright. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without prior written permission. Inquiries should be made to the publisher. Disclaimer The views expressed in this work are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Department of Defence, the Royal Australian Air Force or the Government of Australia, or of any other authority referred to in the text. The Commonwealth of Australia will not be legally responsible in contract, tort or otherwise, for any statements made in this document. Release This document is approved for public release. Portions of this document may be quoted or reproduced without permission, provided a standard source credit is included. National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication entry 90 years of the RAAF : a snapshot history / Royal Australian Air Force, Office of Air Force History ; edited by Chris Clark (RAAF Historian). 9781920800567 (pbk.) Australia. Royal Australian Air Force.--History. Air forces--Australia--History. Clark, Chris. Australia. Royal Australian Air Force. Office of Air Force History. Australia. Royal Australian Air Force. Air Power Development Centre. 358.400994 Design and layout by: Owen Gibbons DPSAUG031-11 Published and distributed by: Air Power Development Centre TCC-3, Department of Defence PO Box 7935 CANBERRA BC ACT 2610 AUSTRALIA Telephone: + 61 2 6266 1355 Facsimile: + 61 2 6266 1041 Email: [email protected] Website: www.airforce.gov.au/airpower Chief of Air Force Foreword Throughout 2011, the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has been commemorating the 90th anniversary of its establishment on 31 March 1921. -
Air Forces Escape & Evasion Society
AIR FORCES ESCAPE AND EVASION SOCIETY SUMMER 1989 COMMUNICATIONS ou hal'e receil'ed us in a magni[icent fashion. You rvanted to tnark a recogtlition tltat you orvcd a debt to 1'our Frcrtch IIclpcrs. I\ly lrusbaltd, my fatlrer, rny rnotlrer and ccrtaitt of tny good frientl.s Irar e been anl0ng tltosc. \Ye arc appreciative of your tvelcome and the tvartnth of your reccptlon, It ls your thanks for that tvhiclt tve have done for you, but it is my turtt to say, I orve a debt of thanks to vott, I endured one year of great sufferittg in a cotlcetl- trltion carnp. You cart never imagitte ltotv I suffered. On the 28th day ol'April, I9.15 the U.S. Arrny opened tlre door to our camp - Nlarkleberg, tlte rvomen's sec- tion of Raverrsbruck, For us it tvas freedorn! It rvas a route back to life! FItEEDONI! That is rvhy I orve you a big - TIIANI( YOU! I\'lrs. Yvette Sibril rt3 May 28, 1989' Pittsburgh PA. Plou ha, France EMPHTENNES S MAY 24 -- 27, 1990 Page 2 LE MESSAGE DU PRESIDENT years. I am writing this under some- I am pleased to report the reelection of the following what less than ideal conditions Directors. Jim Goebel, David Schoss and Dick Smith. ln physically, but emotionally I am addition, Gil Millar was elected to the Board. All of the on a HIGH. I am once again in above will serve for a period of three (3) years. the hands of the French under- As soml of you know, our major fund raising effort is ground. -
ADF Serials Newsletter
ADF Serials Newsletter For those interested in Australian Military Aircraft History and Serials © 2006 ___________________________________________ April 2006 In This Issue: • Website news • Presentation Spitfires in Australian Service Vers 2 – Gordon Birkett • Profile Series #1: Spitfires in Australia Vers1/06 – Gordon Birkett • Can You Help? • Feedback • New Books – Clive Caldwell Air Ace ____________________________________________________________________ Editor’s Note: Hi everyone. Another busy month with lots happening – our first Australian serviceman killed in Iraq, one miner killed and 2 rescued after 2 weeks underground. Our thoughts are with their families at this time. This month we have two offerings by Gordon B – Spitfire profiles and presentation Spitfires in Australian Service. We have details of a new book on Clive (Killer) Caldwell and as usual, Can you help and feedback sections. Until next month, Jan Website News –Image Gallery Unavailable Unfortunately, the image gallery is not available for viewing at present. The ISP is building a new web server to handle the gallery. We hope that it will be up and running shortly and apologise for any inconvenience to users. Presentation Spitfires in Australian Service Vers 2 – Gordon Birkett It was early in World War II when Lord Beaverbrook, the Minister for Wartime Production, originated the idea of the "presentation aircraft”. The idea was a morale boosting exercise for a population that was facing, almost alone, the onslaught of the German war machine in 1940. A "price list" was set out with £5,000 for a single-engine aircraft, £20,000 for a twin-engine aircraft and £40,000 for a four-engine aircraft. These did not represent the actual cost of the ADF Serials Newsletter April 2006 …. -
THE HARASSER Patron: Dr
45O Squadron (R.A.A.F) Association THE HARASSER Patron: Dr. A.G. McManis President: Mr Phil Masson ISSUE 4/2004 3/21 Hotham Road NOVEMBER GYMEA NSW 2227 AUSTRALIA Tel: +61 2 9545 5650 PRESIDENT’S COMING EVENTS Christmas Message Committee Meetings 2005 City of Sydney RSL at To Harassers, our widows and families. 10:00am on the following dates: Marj & I wish you a happy festive season, and good Inside this issue health for the coming year, 2005. Tuesday 1 Feb Letters to the Editor .....2,4,5 Saturday 9 April–AGM The good attendance at our pilgrimage to Williamtown Tuesday 3 May was pleasing to all. We met up with members we had Children of the 450 ........... 3 Tuesday 2 August not seen for quite a while. Donations ........................ 5 Wednesday 2 November We are looking forward to a good roll up at our memorial service and AGM re-union 9 April 2005. Vale ................................ 6 WANTED ATTN: Mr Ted Oakley GREAT ROLL UP, but terrible weather for Pilgrimage! Your old chum Nobby Clarke has requested that On Sunday 17 October, members who came by train were picked up by Barney you tell us all about Riordan in a small bus and were taken to our motel ‘The Bimet’ at Newcastle. how you and Nobby were Others who came by car were also accommodated there. Barney had arranged for nearly shot for interfering our dinner to be held in a room on our own at the ‘South Newcastle Leagues Club. with the Victoria Falls In all, 26 members and visitors sat down and enjoyed a delightful meal. -
Escape and Evasion Society 1990 1991 Winter Communications I
TI{E AIR FORCES ESCAPE AND EVASION SOCIETY 1990 1991 WINTER COMMUNICATIONS I A.F.E.E.S. REUNION ! MAY 1ST, 2ND, 3RD, 4TH, & 5TH, 1gg0 ]HIYATT ]R]EG]ENCY IHIOT]E]L (Formerly Irvine Hilton Hotel and Towers) ]I]R\T]tNtr,, CA]LN]FO]RN]I^A, IU.S"A. Page 2 THE PRIESIIDENT'S N/flESSAGE Onct again members of AFEES have enjoyed the warm hospitality of our WWII AFEES history. helpers. Elsewhere in this issue you Irvine, California in May' RALPH PATTON of Communications you will See all in read about our activities on ffi this outstanding visit to NilE,R.E'S WNil^A,]I YOTJ CAN DO I Holland, France, Belgium and Andorra. But I waut to point out some of the true friends of AFEES who made our visit so memorable. We owe a vote of thanks to Leslie Atkinson' Dr & Mrs Gabriel Nahas, Nel Lin4 Joke Folmer, Peter vatr den Hurk, Nadine Antoine Dumon aud Raymond Etterbeek plus many others who made sign- IT'S YOI]R RESPONSIBILITY! HELP TO DOCUMENT AND PERPETUATE THIS GREAT HISTORY OF THE ESCAPE AND EUASION SOCIETY its famous submarine pens and other points of interest in Brittany' A]R FORCES -Stilt SincerelY, Herb and Milficent are hard at work planning our 1991 an' R*t"r.fu "CArPn K. PATToN' em*ryent F'R.ONf CN.AYTON DAVND January is fast ou that the or dues for'1991 sh e before the additi:oiflaooluonar uit.iafter JuouuwJanuary l, 1991' It is very expensive toiay lhe .*f"or., that aiways occur at r-eunibn time' Therefore ?"v.".di: itil""i-o"""ti"ns oi tunos are alwaye welcome, p-articularly at this t.uoioo in kvine where we expect over 400 members and a lot of them*W. -
The Political Decisions and Policy Leading to the Royal Australian Air Force Having No Fighters Or Interceptors for the Coming War Against Japan
The political decisions and policy leading to the Royal Australian Air Force having no fighters or interceptors for the coming war against Japan James Rorrison BA; Honours Submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Creative Industries Faculty Queensland University of Technology 2015 KEY WORDS Australian aircraft industry; Australia’s Air Defence; Beaufort; Sir Winston Churchill; John Curtin; Billy Hughes; Interwar politics; Joseph Lyons; Sir Robert Menzies; Messerschmitt; Milestones in military aircraft; Mustang; Royal Air Force; Royal Australian Air Force; United States Army Air Corps; War against Japan; Warplanes; Weapons of World War I; Weapons of World War II; Wirraway; World War I; World War II; Zero. i ABSTRACT One of the most dangerous, illusional and deceptive of Australian pre-World War 11 beliefs was that the British represented a powerhouse of military protection against any foreign intimidation. In reality they impersonated a defence system without substance and an actual siphon of Australia’s military resources towards their own ends while offering only a potentially high-risk strategic alliance that helped bring Australia to the brink of disaster. As just one outcome on 18 January 1942, over two months after the Japanese air attack on the American naval base at Pearl Harbor, less than half a squadron of Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Wirraway lightly armed training planes alighted from an airstrip at Rabaul on New Britain ostensibly to intercept a Japanese naval air armada of over one hundred modern military aircraft, the outcome of which was a national tragedy. The Australian-made and manned Wirraways were shot from the sky or crash-landed with the loss of most of their crews. -
Barrett Tillman
IN AThe killsDAY and claims ACE of the top shooters BY BARRETT TILLMAN n the morning of April 7, 1943, American Great War air warriors fi ghter pilots on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Probably the fi rst ace in a day was Austro-Hungarian Stabsfeld- Islands responded to a red alert. More than webel Julius Arigi. On August 22, 1916, with his gunner 100 Japanese aircraft were inbound, sending Feldwebel Johann Lassi, he intercepted Italian aircraft over Wildcats and P-40s scrambling to inter- Albania’s Adriatic coast. The Austrians cept. In a prolonged combat, the de- downed fi ve Farman two-seaters, fenders claimed 39 victories and actu- destroyed or abandoned on the ally got 29—a better than normal ratio water. However, a single-seater of actual kills versus claims. The belle pilot contributed to two of the Oof the brawl was 1st Lt. James E. Swett, a 22-year-old victories. Arigi ended the war as Marine entering his fi rst combat. Fifteen minutes later, Austria’s second-ranking ace with he was fi shed out of the bay, having ditched his shot-up 32 victories. F4F-4 perforated by Japanese and American gunfi re. Almost certainly, the fi rst pilot downing fi ve opponents unaided in one day occurred during April 1917. Though wearing glasses, Leutnant Fritz Otto Bernert became a fi ghter pilot. During “Bloody April” he was on a roll, accounting for 15 of Jasta Boelcke’s 21 victories. On the 24th, the day after receiving the Pour le Merite, he led an Alba- tros patrol. -
Author Title Hasluck Paul Workshop of Security. 2/14Th QMI Memorial Service: the Battle of Eland River. Australians in the Boer
Author Title Hasluck Paul Workshop of Security. Memorial Service: The Battle of Eland River. 2/14th QMI Australians in the Boer War. A History of the 2/17 Australian Infantry 2/17 Battalion Committee Battalion, 1940 - 1945. "What We Have We Hold". A History of the 2/17 Australian Infantry 2/17 Battalion Committee Battalion, 1940 - 1945. "What We Have We Hold". Abbot Willis J. The Nations at War Abbott C.L.A. Australia's Frontier Province. The Missiles of October. The story of the Cuban Abel E. missile crisis. Abernethy J A Lot of Fun in My Life. Surgeon's Journey. The autobiography of J. Abraham J.J. Johnston Abraham. Abraham Tom The Cage. A Year in Vietnam. Abrahams P. Jamaica An Island Mosaic. Military Professionalization and Politiical Power. Abrahamsson Bengt (1972) Abshagen K. H. Canaris. Abu H. Tales of a Revolution. Accoce P. & Quat P. The Lucy Ring. Present at the Creation. My years in the State Acheson D. Department. Acheson O. Sketches From Life. Of men I have known. Ackland J. & Word from John. An Australian soldier's letters Ackland R. eds from his friends. Ackroyd J.I. Japan Today. The Great Delusion. A study of aircraft in peace Acworth B. 'neon' and war. A Life of John Hampden. The patriot, 1594 - Adair J. 1643. Adair Lawrens Glass Houses, Paper Men. Adair Lawrens Glass Houses, Paper Men. Adam Smith P. Prisoners of War. World War 2 Time-Life Books, v33, Italy at Adams Henry. War.. The South Wales Borderers (The 24th Adams J. Regiment of Foot). Adams M. -
Telling Pacific Lives
TELLING PACIFIC LIVES PRISMS OF PROCESS TELLING PACIFIC LIVES PRISMS OF PROCESS Brij V. Lal & Vicki Luker Editors Published by ANU E Press The Australian National University Canberra ACT 0200, Australia Email: [email protected] This title is also available online at: http://epress.anu.edu.au/tpl_citation.html National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication entry Title: Telling Pacific lives : prisms of process / editors, Vicki Luker ; Brij V. Lal. ISBN: 9781921313813 (pbk.) 9781921313820 (pdf) Notes: Includes index. Subjects: Islands of the Pacific--Biography. Islands of the Pacific--Anecdotes. Islands of the Pacific--Civilization. Islands of the Pacific--Social life and customs. Other Authors/Contributors: Luker, Vicki. Lal, Brij. Dewey Number: 990.0099 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher. Cover design by Teresa Prowse Cover image: Choris, Louis, 1795-1828. Iles Radak [picture] [Paris : s.n., [1827] 1 print : lithograph, hand col.; 20.5 x 26 cm. nla.pic-an10412525 National Library of Australia Printed by University Printing Services, ANU This edition © 2008 ANU E Press Table of Contents Preface vii 1. Telling Pacic Lives: From Archetype to Icon, Niel Gunson 1 2. The Kila Wari Stories: Framing a Life and Preserving a Cosmology, Deborah Van Heekeren 15 3. From ‘My Story’ to ‘The Story of Myself’—Colonial Transformations of Personal Narratives among the Motu-Koita of Papua New Guinea, Michael Goddard 35 4. Mobility, Modernisation and Agency: The Life Story of John Kikang from Papua New Guinea, Wolfgang Kempf 51 5. -
HUMS301 Yarns in the Tent: Mateship in 3 Squadron RAAF North Africa and Italy 1942-1945
Margaret Deacon 1 HUMS301 Yarns in the Tent: Mateship in 3 Squadron RAAF North Africa and Italy 1942-1945. TRIMESTER 3 Margaret Deacon Student Number: 9360763 Supervisor: Nathan Wise Word limit: 6238 words Margaret Deacon 2 In the book, Anzac Memories, the notion of ‘Mateship’ in relation to wartime experiences as a characteristic of Australian service personnel has been explored; looking at the relationship that troops had with their mates as they became their ‘family’ far from home shores.1 Already crucial meanings have been identified which will be applied here to the daily lives of servicemen in No.3 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force during the Second World War years of 1942 to 1945, to emphasise the importance of male comradeship under appalling circumstances. While there appears to be no comparable account of these experiences in other squadrons this work will contribute to the overall social history of war by providing a personal insight into how lives were lived with 3 Squadron and the importance of the quality of mateship. This thread will be interwoven through the seven major themes which have emerged: living conditions; how weather impacted on their lives; camaraderie and morale; recreation leave; fear and dangers; communication with loved ones in Australia and the post-war relationships of the men. Military administration imposed operational regulations for the benefit of crew and the above themes show what impact they had on the lives of the crew. The small body of existing literature has addressed the general topic of mateship during wartime and assists in an understanding of the importance of this relationship. -
M Arch 2 0 0 8 U Na V Oce
ISSN 1442-6161, PPA 224987/00025 2008, No 1 - March Una Voce JOURNAL OF THE PAPUA NEW GUINEA ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA INC (formerly the Retired Officers Association of Papua New Guinea Inc) Patrons: His Excellency Major General Michael Jeffery AC CVO MC (Retd) Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia Mrs Roma Bates; Mr Fred Kaad OBE Annual General Meeting In This Issue And Luncheon To be held on Sunday 27 April 2008 at NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 3 Killara Golf Club in Sydney. Full details PROPOSED UNA VOCE NAME CHANGE 4 are on page 3 of this issue, booking slip THE 2007 CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON 6 and payment form are on a separate VISION FOR A ‘NEW ASOPA’ 10 yellow insert. The meeting should not LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 11 take long, and then the event becomes a NOTES FROM THE NT 14 social function like the Christmas DONATIONS TO THE FRYER LIBRARY 15 luncheon. Would senior or incapacitated PNG...IN THE NEWS 16 members who would like to attend but do AUSTRALIAN DICTIONARY OF BIOGRAPHY not have transport please contact our 18 secretary. APPOINTMENT OF PARLIAMENTARY The President and Committee would like SECRETARY FOR THE PACIFIC 20 to thank all those who sent Seasons NEWS FROM SOUTH AUSTRALIA 21 Greetings. ‘LARK’ FORCE COMMEMORATION 22 GEORGE THE SULPHUR CRESTED If you do not wish to have your COCKATOO 23 name and address included in the STEPHANSORT 25 MEMBERSHIP LIST which is PAYROLL PLANE MAY NOT BE MISSING 26 published in the June issue of Una HELP WANTED 28 Voce, please advise the Secretary.