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[Graeme]

Excellent photos Wildcat. Your toddler in the first photo? Certainly a lot more aircraft on display since I was there last. 'Once upon a time' the only aircraft on display, around the Lancaster, were a Wirraway, Me 262 and an Albatross.

 

[CRASHGATE3]

Yep, sadly true. The squadron lost 181 a/c on ops for a total of 1018 men KIA

Respect...!!
Thanx Aussies..

 

[Njaco]

Thanks Erich! That was a quick post without checking references and knew I'd be off some.

I have to say that after visiting the Nat. Air Space in DC a few years ago, I'm a liitle bit more impressed with what you've got down there, WWII wise. Nice pics.

 

[Wildcat]

Thanks for the comments guys. Graeme that is my son it that pic, he absolutely loved the place! He's already a big WWII a/c fan and can pretty much ID all the a/c in the photo's I posted - not bad for a 3 year old.

- Japanese airman
- Aussie soldier depicted in either the Crete or Greece campaign
- The enemy from the Nth Africa campaign
- Aussie diggers on the Kokoda track
- Australian field gunners with Spit

 

[Wildcat]

- German Field gun
- Lanc turret
- Inside view
- Jeep modified to run on rail lines as used by Australian Soldiers in Borneo
- Remains of two Japanese midget subs that raided Sydney Harbour in 1942

 

[Screaming Eagle]

good work! My sisters went to the AWM on a school trip recently. They told me I would have loved the place.