The RAAF Squadron Histories books are online at the RAAF web site, after the Japanese went on the defensive the RAAF had few encounters with hostile aircraft in the air. It was hard enough for the allies to mount air operations in New Guinea and the Japanese supply situation was worse, then in 1944 their priority became the Central Pacific and points north.
79 Squadron, Spitfire V, to New Guinea in April 1943, ended up being fighter defence for the Admiralty Islands March 1944 until sent to the Darwin area in January 1945 and given mark VIII, to Morotai in the Molucca Islands in February
85 squadron, air defence of Perth Western Australia, Spitfire V started arriving in September 1944, replacing Boomerangs.
452 Squadron, Spitfire V, Darwin area January 1943, mark VIII in January 1944, Molucca Islands December 1944, Borneo June 1945.
457 Squadron, Spitfire V, Darwin area January 1943, mark VIII in July 1944, Molucca Islands February 1945, Borneo June 1945.
54 RAF, Spitfire V, Darwin area January 1943, mark VIII in May 1944
548 RAF, Spitfire VIII, Darwin area July 1944
549 RAF, Spitfire VIII, Darwin area July 1944
The RAAF confined the RAF units to defence of Darwin, under 1 Wing, while 80 wing took over command of the RAAF Spitfires going north.
The RAAF Mutiny of the Aces had a number of causes, the type of operations being done was a big one, so was the way the RAAF was doing them, the RAAF had followed the Army system of largely keeping the regulars in staff positions and using hostilities only people as combat commanders. In 1945 a number of regular officers were sent to the front for combat experience, but were way behind those who had been doing it for years. It did not work very well. Throw in Australians had alcohol and the Americans did not and air forces can be good at unofficially moving important supplies. MacArthur's wither on the vine required US and RAAF units to keep applying defoliant.
The Wellington came in so many versions ranges vary as do performance quotes for given models, end 1941 your choice was Ic being built since February 1940 (Pegasus), II built from October 1940 (Merlin), III built from May 1941 (Hercules), IV from December 1940 (Twin Wasp) and VIII from December 1940 (Pegasus). RAAF Official History, mark, still air range/bomb load,
Ic 2,250/1,000, 1,805/2,750, 1,200/4,500
II 2,445/1,150, 1,725/3,500
III 2,040/1,500, 1,200/4,500
IV 1,510/4,500
VIII 1,270/3,300, 1,580/2,700, 1,900/1,800
Initial prototypes of the mark II and III were flying in 1939
RAF performance report, Ic at 30,000 pounds at 195 mph, 1,055 miles with 4,500 pounds of bombs, 1,600 miles with 2,800 pounds of bombs, 2,255 miles with 500 pounds of bombs, at 165 mph, 1,805 miles with 2,800 pounds of bombs, 2,550 miles with 500 pounds of bombs. Mark II at 32,000 pounds at 195 mph, 1,273 miles/4,500 pounds bombs, 1,580 miles/3,500 pounds, 2,245 miles 1,150 pounds, at 175 mph, 1,725 miles/3,500 pounds, 2,445 miles/1,150 pounds. Ranges have 50 minutes allowance.
The 1940 crisis set back Australian Beaufort production, historically 10 built by end 1941, 28 by end March 1942 and 76 by end June 1942 against 1940 orders of 90 RAF, 90 RAAF, plus another 90 RAF ordered in 1941
Ship displacement/weight and ranges are very much like aircraft, context sensitive. The Baltimores were 13,600 design standard (treaty) displacement, and 14,970 tons design displacement. Norman Friedman quotes the Fletcher class ranges at miles/knots, design 6,500/15, trial 4,800/15, 4,150/20, War 4,900/12 4,490/15, 3,480/20, war was split plant condition, in other words keeping a sort of just in case reserve.
The Hawkins class was designed to deal with German WWI raiders, mostly the disguised merchant ships and were given good range and bigger guns than previous classes, this was carried through to the County class, they had ranges comparable to the US cruisers, once everyone had the heavy cruiser type the roles were recast to battle line not anti raider.
The RN did sea trials of 500 pounds/square inch 850 F machinery in the destroyer HMS Acheron, launched in 1930, there were many troubles coupled with a lack of resources to fix them which meant while other A class had 300 pounds/square inch 600 F machinery that was still the standard machinery during the war. Add the Southampton class were 9,100 tons which meant a cut in fuel capacity compared with the 10,000 ton USN types, the Fiji class were about 8,500 tons. And this is before the USN trying to build in more range, helped by the way the USN allowed water to enter the fuel tanks as the fuel was used while the RN did not. The USN Farragut class had 400 pounds/square inch 648 F, the Bensons 618 and 700-750.
The War Production Board Report, which starts in July 1940, 21 three gun 16 inch/45 turrets built, (18 needed) 3 in October 1940, 3 in June 1941, 3 in January, 6 in March and 3 in June 1942, 1 each in July, September and December 1942. There were 17 three gun 16 inch/50 built, the 6 Iowa class requiring 18, the 5 Montana class 20 turrets. Only 4 Iowa class completed, requiring 12 turrets. Production, 1 in November, 2 in December 1942, 2 in January, 1 in February, 1 in August, 1 in November, 1 in December 1943, 2 in January, 1 in February 1 in August and 1 in October 1944, 1 in April, 1 in June and 1 in July 1945.
The six 35,000 tons battleships were laid down October 1937 to February 1940, commissioned April 1941 to August 1942, the 4 completed Iowas February 1943 to June 1944. It certainly took time to build the heavy guns and their mountings, but for the US it was a few months longer than the time to launch the hull, which is what production scheduling would be trying to do. The first triple 6 inch/47 turrets were delivered in February 1942, the Cleveland class began launching in November 1941, the first triple 8 inch/55 turrets were delivered in December 1942, the first Baltimore launched in July 1942.