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A Flamer
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
Two men rush for cover while two aeroplances bomb a military truck.ART26548
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Altitude 21,000
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
A Lockheed Hudson bomber aloft in the clear coldness of the sub-stratasphere.ART23396
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Arming a Spitfire
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
A Spitfire at Laverton on the tarmac, being armed in preparation for a test flight and air to ground gunnery.ART22364
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Artillery Lieutenant (Lieutenant Graham)
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
Depicts a portrait of Lieutenant Graham, RAA, who served in Crete and Syria, where he was wounded.ART21490
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"Attack!" Pilot of a Sikorsky "Kingfisher"
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
The pilot in the cockpit canopy of Sikorsky-Kingfisher thrusts forward the control column and dives his aircraft.ART23395
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At the Wheel
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
A man at the wheel of an Australian Merchant Ship or Australian Corvette HMAS Wagga. The bridge of these ships consisted mainly of a covered and glassed-in wheel house. Within this again the man at th...ART23584
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Catalina taking off
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
Consolidated Catalina flying boat taking off on a patrol which may mean twenty hours or more in the air over enemy territory. In a letter to Lieutenant Colonel John Treloar - Officer in Charge of the...ART22339
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Compass Platform, HMAS "Moresby"
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
This painting shows Lieutenant-Commander Brown, RAN, and two of his officers on the fore-bridge or compass platform. From here the ship is commanded and navigated, orders are given to gun crews and en...ART23441
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Contact Port Outer
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
Depicts a Halifax Bomber taxiing on the runway.ART25691
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Convoy at Sunset
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
Depicts ships in a convoy leaving Moreton Bay, southbound to Sydney. A lookout in the foreground stands watch complete in his Australian Comforts Fund balaclava. This painting was done from HMAS "More...ART23586
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Convoy Escort
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
During the convoying of a number of merchant ships from Sydney to Moreton Bay, a fire broke out in one of the ships, the "Wang Lee On". HMAS Moresby escorted this ship into the shelter of Crowdy Bay w...ART23585
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Crew bail out!
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
A chaotic scene inside a burning bomber captures crew members as they attempt escape. In this work Adams draws on his own experience of a crash landing: "The aircraft rolled completely over as it cras...ART25693
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De-Briefing
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
The procedures known as 'briefing' and 'de-briefing' were part of an airman's lot. Briefing occured shortly before an air operation - whether small or massive - when the participating crews were assem...ART26549
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Dornier Flying Boat
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
A number of these Dornier DO 24 aircraft were flown to Australia by their Dutch naval pilots from the Netherland East Indies after the Japanese invasion of Java and Sumatra. Those which survived the f...ART21468
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Down through the night
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
The pilot of a stricken aircraft who has just bailed out. Having exited head-first out of the escape hatch, he is free falling in the glare of searchlights. His right hand grips the rip cord handle r...ART22192
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Fire at Sea
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
HMAS Moresby escorting SS Wang Lee on to anchorage on the north coast of NSW in October 1942. While in a north bound convoy from Sydney, the "Wang Lee On", fully laden with valuable war material, catc...ART23442
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High Pressure Turbine, Sydney
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
A sailor working on the high pressure turbine in a ship's engine room, Sydney.ART26551
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HMAS "SWAN"
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
H.M.A.S "Swan" could put up a pretty effective anti-aircraft fire and did so during the first and heavy raid on Darwin. She was damaged during that raid by a near miss which burst alongside, to starbo...ART22240
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Marauders - American Aircraft
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
Two of the formidable type of American medium bomber undergoing overhauls in one of the big "igloo" type hangars of 4 U.S Depot, Townsville. These aircraft were units of a group which did magnificent ...ART22238