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Recent scholarship (link below) reveals that although Australia had hoped to retain the bulk of its Lend-Lease combat aircraft, lingering enmities (between the US and Australia) combined with federal election pressures to ensure their exclusion from the mid-1946 settlement agreement - and...

A follow up on my previous video - "The Wooden Wonder.." - A Mosquito raid on Berlin.. this is background and details on the Australian Pilot William Edward Harris - from enlisting 1941 to his return home 1945 - 46 Link to my video on YouTube: The file of an RAAF Pilot Link to previous...

Designed by the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation, the Wackett Trainer fulfilled an RAAF requirement for an ab intitio trainer.

The CA-4 Wackett Bomber/CA-11 Woomera was twin engine bomber designed by the famous Wing Commander, Lawrence Wackett. A fatal crash along with the changing t...

Hey everyone, Recently I purchased a box full of unidentified aircraft parts in which the previous owner had obtained the parts from a RAAF garbage dump to use in scientific equipment and such after the war, so some of the parts are a bit chopped and hacked up. I was just wondering if anybody...

A fellow warbird enthusiast shared with me a very helpful reference document that links RAF/RAAF WWII-era aircraft instruments to the aircraft which used them. I've been searching for a document like this for years, and finally found it. The document is RAAF 346 Types and Locations of...

Does anyone know of any 1/48 scale RAAF PTO P-40K decals?? I've looked at all the usual suspects but can only find decals for RAAF MTO birds. Only 40 examples of the K model served with the RAAF in the pacific with the vast majority of these seeing action with 77 sqn in New Guinea. It is this...

Here are two of my Beaufighter Pilots Notes I recently scanned. I know one is definitely already on the site but this is a much better res scan than what I've seen. I've got so much from this site I figured it was time to contribute and depending on how much time I get I'll be posting more soon...

Beautifully illustrated book on RAAF Spitfire Mk VIII included in Eduards 1/48 scale kit 'Aussie Eights'. https://www.scribd.com/doc/284946178/Aussie-Eight-Spitfires Scribd is a good source for aviation books, give it a try.

Hi I am looking for Canberra manuals preferably Erection, Parts or Maintenance. Any RAAF Manuals would be best. Thanks in advance.

Hi Guys I recently acquired this ww2 RAAF O2A compass, used on most aircraft with Navs or Observers, but it seams to be mounted in a homemade casing maybe for display. When I pulled it out it became apparent that it was missing more than just the Azimuth. What exactly am I missing? Is it just...

Hello I would like to share with you our Vultee Vengeance series which is finally completed. My father made these 22 models a couple of month ago but last week our friend Luis gave us some special decals used on these models. My father made a lot of modifications on each model for example...

Begazi Libia 1943

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As the title says, in this thread I'll post pictures of RAAF aircraft or RAF aircraft with Australian themed nose art from WWII. While not as elaborate as most American nose art, some are pretty damn cool :cool: enjoy.. Lancaster JB607, 460 sqn RAAF.

Hi all, I'm building a 1/48 P-51D Mustang from Tamiya and intend to finish it in the markings of A68-809 flown (and sadly, crashed) by Wing Commander Lou Spence of 77 Sqn in Korea. The model (designed to be an American-built F-51D) features three lights to be painted red, amber and green...

Hi all, Here are some of the more eclectic parts of my WW2 aircraft collection, will post transmitters and receivers in later posts. Would appreciate any views on the function of these parts, and look forward to any post of your collections Cheers, James

Hi again all, Though I would share some of my WW2 airrcaft camera collection today, mainly air recon, gun camera and associated optics and timers. Would be keen to take comments or see other collectors pics. Cheers James

Hi all, a few more aircraft sights

Hi guys, I thought I might share some of my collection with you. I have been collection WW2 aviation components for ten years now, my focus was been gunsights, bombsights, compasses, navigation aids, binos, radios, Aircraft cameras and engine parts, panels and gauges. Look forward to hearing...