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Airman in nose turret of Liberator
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Maker: Dargie, William
This is the Emerson electrically operated power turret, fitted with two 0.5 inch Browning machine gun. In the sketch the airman can be seen through the sections of bullet resistant glass, which, toget...ART21048
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Air Vice-Marshal Francis Bladin
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Maker: Dargie, William
Portrait of Air Vice Marshal Francis Masson Bladin, CB, CBE, formerly Chief of Staff, British Commonwealth Occupation Forces.ART27507
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Australian air gunner (Warrant Officer Herbert Scott)
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Maker: Dargie, William
Portrait of Australian air gunner Warrant Officer Herbert Donald Scott, 30623, 159 Squadron, Royal Air Force, Digri, India.ART23907
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Australian captain of a liberator (Pilot Officer Leslie Hendy)
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Maker: Dargie, William
Depicts a portrait of A410333 Pilot Leslie Arthur Hendy, Australian captain of a B24 Liberator, No 159 Squadron Royal Australian Air Force, Burma campaign.ART22386
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Australian Navigator (Pilot Officer Alan Stephens)
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Maker: Dargie, William
Depicts a portrait of A406494 Pilot Alan Richard Maidment Stephens, Observer/Navigator, No 215 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, Digri, India.ART23580
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Australian pilot tests his engine and controls (Flight Lieutenant James Franks)
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Maker: Dargie, William
The monsoon is over and on the first fine day the pilots are down at the strip to check up on the condition of their planes. In this sketch the pilot warms up his engine. A member of his ground crew, ...ART22388
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Awaiting the return of a flight from an OP
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Maker: Dargie, William
Scene of members of the 450 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, standing and looking at they sky. Dargie noted, "Standing on a wrecked German plane, the Intelligence Officer of the Squadron scans t...ART23897
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Beach and first two piles of Avgas Jetty
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Maker: Dargie, William
This work was painted whilst Dargie was awaiting for an opportunity to paint a picture showing erecting the jetty in progress. As Dargie noted, "Unfavourable weather compelled No 7 Mobile Works Squadr...ART23501
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Beaufighter - No. 30 Squadron, Tadji
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Maker: Dargie, William
Drawing of a beaufighter on the airstrip in Tadji. In the foreground is a tent, with a soldier kneeling down next to a jerry can. This airstrip was completed by Numbers 5, 6 and 7 Mobile Works Squad...ART23497
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Bombs on Lae strip
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Maker: Dargie, William
Sketch of an aerial attack of bombs falling on Lae airfield during a straf by Australian Beaufighters. Japanese bombers are burning on the ground, Lae, New Guinea, 1943.ART25024
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Bombs on Lae strip
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Maker: Dargie, William
Sketch of RAAF beaufighters bombing the Japanese drome at Lae, New Guinea.ART23174
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Coxswain, Air-Sea Rescue Launch, RAAF Marine Section 45 OB Port Moresby [Sergeant Arie Smelt]
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Maker: Dargie, William
Portrait of Sergeant Arie Albert Smelt, service no. 75164, coxswain, of the Royal Australian Air Force Marine Section, 45 Operational Base Unit. He is wearing a slouch hat and smoking a cigarette. D...ART22314
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Damaged Kittyhawk on Escarpment Drome
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Maker: Dargie, William
Damaged Kittyhawk on Escarpment Drome. This plane crashed landed upside down. The pilot walked away unhurt, Libya.ART22373
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Driving piles for Avgas jetty
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Maker: Dargie, William
During the contruction of this pipeline jetty, personnel of No. 7 Mobile Works Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force. Worked in the nude, being in and out of the water all day long, Aitape, New Guinea.ART23500
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Flight Lieutenant Brian Snowball
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Maker: Dargie, William
Depicts a portrait of Flight Lieutenant Brian Snowball, pilot, No 258 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, India 1945.ART25920
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Flight returning
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Maker: Dargie, William
Sketch of aircraft returning to the Escarpment Drome, Libya.ART22047
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Flying Fortresses (B17's) taking off at 0230 from 7-Mile Drome, Moresby to bomb Rabaul town and harbour
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Maker: Dargie, William
A night time scene of soldiers pictured standing in front of B17s taking off, with searchlights glowing up into the sky.ART22074
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Flying Officer Frank Kelf
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Maker: Dargie, William
Depicts a portrait of A420390 Pilot Frank Trevor Kelf, Royal Australian Air Force, No 258 Sqadron Royal Air Force, Ratnap, India.ART23909
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General Macarthur at Mareeba Strip
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Maker: Dargie, William
Group of airforce troops surrounding General Macarthur, standing beside a grounded plane on Mareeba airstrip in the Atherton Tableland, North Queensland.ART26199
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In the slit trench, Gambut
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Maker: Dargie, William
Dargie noted, "Pilots of No 450 Sqdn [Squadron] RAAF [Royal Australian Air Force], surprised by German ME 109's raiding the 'drome. Caught without a tin hat, one pilot holds a spade over his head to ...ART23895
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Kwaipomata Point - Tiger Moth, repaired by 15 RSU taking off from the beach
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Maker: Dargie, William
An aircraft is taking off from the beach. Dargie noted, "After the plane had been repaired by 15 Repair and Salvage Unit, Royal Australian Air Force, the pilot got into the plane in a very bad temper,...ART22085
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Landing of 62 Works Wing RAAF at Karako, New Guinea
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Maker: Dargie, William
Troops are pictured unloading equipment of the landing vessels and carrying along gangplanks to the shoreline. Dargie noted of this work, "The Royal Australian Air Force landed at 0730 hours, a few m...ART23493
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Lockheed Hudson Bomber of No 6 Squadron scoring direct hit on Japanese Seaplane Tender
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Maker: Dargie, William
The pilot of the pictured aircraft was "Gogs" Manning of No 6 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force. The ship was again hit by the following plane and finally burned out and sank. 6 Squadron's score ...ART25914
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New Guinea twilight - view in Moresby Harbour
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Maker: Dargie, William
The Flying Boat from the mainland circles Port Moresby Harbour before alighting on the water.ART23546
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Nose and wing of a B-24
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Maker: Dargie, William
One of the ground crew of No. 215 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force can be seen working on the outer motor of the starboard wing of a Liberator bomber after it's return from an operational flight o...ART23195
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Officer of No 7 MWS (Flight Lieutenant Charles Smith)
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Maker: Dargie, William
Royal Australian Air Force, 7 Mobile Works Squadron, 2/3 Corps Field Park Company; 267160. This is a portrait sketch of Flight Lieutenant Charles Frederick Johnstone Smith, from the Royal Australian A...ART21333
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Outside the perimeter, tractor snigging logs for the sawmill
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Maker: Dargie, William
Official war artist, William Dargie wrote of this work: "Through a jungle pool of mud which almost covers the catepillars of the tractor, logs of timber are dragged to the sawmill. The American Comma...ART23494
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Pilot in cockpit of Thunderbolt (Warrant Officer Russell Precians)
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Maker: Dargie, William
A413097 Warrant Officer Russell K Precians, pilot, Royal Australian Air Force, serving with No 258 Squadron, Royal Air Force, seen in the cockpit and canopy of Republic P-47D Thunderbolt aircraft at R...ART22390
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Pilot - No 4 Squadron RAAF - Wirraways [Flight Lieutenant Neil Hutchinson]
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Maker: Dargie, William Sainthill, Loudon
Head study of pilot, Flight Lieutenant Neil Hutchinson (VX254805), from the No 4 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force.ART22088
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Pilot Officer, Leslie Chippindall
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Maker: Dargie, William
Portrait of 404234 Pilot Officer E. Leslie Daniel Howlet Chippindall, originally of a RAAF squadron flying Wildebeests in Malaya, converted to Bristol Beaufort torpedo bombers in Australia, No. 100 Sq...ART23579
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Pilot Officer Robert Cuthbertson
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Maker: Dargie, William
Portrait depicting Pilot Robert Henry Cuthbertson, A413355, a pilot in the No 134 Squadron, RAAF at Ratnap, India during the Second World War. Robert Henry Cuthbertson entered service on the 17 August...ART24089
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Pilots discussing an operation on their return
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Maker: Dargie, William
Five pilots stand in a group discussing the operation they have just returned from. The artist later wrote about about the work: "An exciting babble of voices exchanging new and views - it usually ta...ART26196
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Planes grounded by the 'Chota' monsoon
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Maker: Dargie, William
'Chota in the Urdu language means 'little' and the chota monsoon is the week or ten days of rain and high winds which breaks the winter spell of fine weather in the Arakan in January of every year. Th...ART23910
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Preliminary sketch for Kittyhawks strafing Jap tank on Gilli Gilli Road
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Maker: Dargie, William
Kittyhawks strafing Japanese tanks, Milne Bay, New Guinea. A preliminary sketch of an action on the Gilli Gilli road.ART23170
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RAAF Catalina's taking off
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Maker: Dargie, William
Aircraft pictured taking off from Port Moresby, New Guinea in the evening to bomb Gasmata, New Britain.ART21331
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RAAF crash boat rescues pilot from the sea
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Maker: Dargie, William
This crash boat was the Air-Sea Rescue craft of Royal Australian Air Force Marine Section, Port Moresby. Over a period of six months the unit had saved many people within a radius of 63 kilometres of ...ART21330
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RAAF Kittyhawk Squadron at Milne Bay, August-September 1942
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Maker: Dargie, William
Crew from the RAAF Kittyhawk Squadron at Milne Bay. Dargie consulted with men from 75 and 76 Squadrons to achieve the most accurate results for this battle recreation. In regard to the models he stat...ART27628
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Rescue launch of RAAF Marine Section in Cheshunt Bay
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Maker: Dargie, William
A view onto the Auro River in New Guinea, showing an RAAF salvage launch. A young New Guinea boy is pictured in the foregrond. This work was created when Dargie spent 16 days in December 1942 with t...ART22087
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15 RSU (RAAF) repairing crashed Stinson hospital plane in jungle clearing near mouth of Auro River
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Maker: Dargie, William
This work was created when Dargie spent 16 days in December 1942 with the 15 Repair and Salvage Unit (RSU), Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). The natives are from a near-by village are inefficient ...ART23552
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Scene of one of the first Japanese landings, Milne Bay, with beached invasion barges
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Maker: Dargie, William
Scene of two partially destroyed Japanese landing barges listing in the water, with trees and a low mountain range in the background. Dargie noted, "These barges were strafed by Australian Kittyhawks...ART22075
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Sergeant - 15 RSU. RAAF [Robert Henry Couper]
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Maker: Dargie, William
Head study of Sergeant Robert Henry Cooper, 15 Repair and Salvage Unit of the Royal Australian Air Force at Port Moresby.ART23578
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Sharpening circular saws
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Maker: Dargie, William
Shows personnel of 10 Works Saw Milling Unit, Royal Australian Air Force, sharpening circular saws used by the unit at Franby White's Saw Mill at Aitape. The unit was engaged in cutting logs into timb...ART25918
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Squadron Leader David Shannon
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Maker: Dargie, William
Portrait of Squadron Leader David Shannon, DSO, DFC and Bar. As Flight Lieutenant David Shannon pilot No 617 Squadron RAF participated in the Dambusters Raid on Mohne Dam, Germany, on night of 16-17 M...ART27555
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Stocks and small craft. Evening, Port Moresby
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Maker: Dargie, William
A rough sketch executed on the day the artist could not proceed forward all planes being grounded because of bad weather, Port Moresby, New Guinea.ART23643
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Tail section of a Liberator
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Maker: Dargie, William
This sketch shows the large fins and rudder of a B24. The height of the tail unit, measured from ground to top, is 18-20 feet in normal taxing position, Digri, India.ART22387
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The Air Force comes on board at Tewfik
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Maker: Dargie, William
Pencil sketch, intended as a preparatory sketch for a later painting, of men from the Royal Air Force boarding the transport vesesl, HT Felix Roussel. Darige noted, "Carrying their gear & with their ...ART22055
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Transporting a new airplane engine from salvage launch to shore by means of native Lakatoi - crashed plane in distance
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Maker: Dargie, William
Papuans are shown assisting moving a new aeroplane engine on a vessel for transportation. This was intended as a pencil study for a larger painting. This work was created when Dargie spent 16 days i...ART22086
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Two Liberators in dispersal area
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Maker: Dargie, William
Sketch of two Liberators in a dispersal unit, from No. 159 Squadron, Royal Air Force at Digri, India.ART23556
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View in Catalina flying boat base, Port Moresby
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Maker: Dargie, William
Watercolour sketch of activities at the Catalina flying boat base in Port Moresby. Two men stand on the jetty undertaking some repairs, while other aircraft are already up in the sky. Dargie noted, ...ART22089
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Warrant Officer Francis Gould
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Maker: Dargie, William
Depicts a portrait of Warrant Officer A414671 Francis Harrison Gould, pilot, serving with No. 134 Squadron Royal Air Force in India, 1945ART26135
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Warrant Officer Henry Buck
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Maker: Dargie, William
Portrait of Warrant Officer Henry Buck (service number 3990), a member of the permanent Air Force and No. 12 Squadron, Aitape, New Guinea 1944. Drawing of a 'type' of Australian engaged on constructi...ART25919
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Xmas party in the Sergeant's Mess
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Maker: Dargie, William
Dargie recalled of this work, "The squadron has been stood down from operations. There is Australian and Canadian beer to be had, and the boys who are not teetotalers let themselves go".ART26134