[No. 3 Squadron RAAF in the Western Desert]

Western desert, North Africa circa 1941-1942, long shot of tent and parked P-40 Kittyhawk of No. 3 Squadron RAAF in background. Three shots of P-40s preparing to take off from desert airfield. Ground crew working on a parked P-40 [code E] of No. 3 Squadron RAAF. Group of pilots talking. Pliot sitting in P-40 cockpit performing prefight check. Unidentified squadron member poses in front of flag pole flying RAF flag - walks to camera. Three unidentified men standing in front of RAF flag. Medium shot of a tent. Long shot of tent, motorcycle and truck. Long shot of tents men and trucks. 1952 John Charles Salter (?) brings blankets from tent and shakes them free of sand - bag outside of tent labelled "? J.C. SALTER RAAF". Crashed Bristol Blenheim bomber - Blenheim appears to have performed a wheels up crash landing. Truck and men - scene very dark. Long shot of two tents with two pyramids in background. Group of POWs (?) on work detail - unarmed Australian guard smoking. Medium shot of POWs at work. Group of palm trees. RAAF man possibly J.C. Salter, dressing outside of tent - walks to camera. J.C. Salter (?) picks through tattered Italian or German uniforms in remains of camp. Desert camp - Hawker Audax (?) biplane flys low over camp. Various shots of biplane buzzing the camp. Interior of tent or hut - very dark. Field hospital - doctor adjusting blood bottle next to wounded man - camera pans to face of wounded man who smiles. Exterior shot of nurse walking looking at camera. Small black dog and large bone. Two 3 Squadron (?) men riding on the back of a donkey. Tent interiors. Long shot of tent and desert. Sand storm in camp viewed from inside tent. Desert airfield parked Gloster Gladiator, Westland Lysander and Bristol Bombay. Long shot of Hawker Hurricane. Long shot of aircraft taking off - Blenheim and then a Bombay. Men bathing in the sea. Hurricane flys low towards camera. Mail parade infront of tent. Mail bag labelled "PMG from Sydney Australia". Men sorting through mail. RAF flag. Long shot of P-40 with pilots and groundcrew in foreground. Tents in desert. Wrecked Wellington bomber - fabric stripped from aircraft. Close up of German aircraft nose art - a cartoon cat. Pan of wrecked Me-110. Australian (?) sergeant in tin hat standing infront of Me-109 wreck. Ruined church. Close up of bearded Australian (?) soldier. P-40s damaged port wing. Close up of damaged wing - tilt to an Australian (?) soldier or airman standing on wing. Long shot of aircraft vapor trail in the sky. Three soldiers sitting in Afrika Korps staff car - fourth soldier standing beside car - they all give the Hitler salute. Five 3 Squadron (?) men in front of tent. Sand storm in camp. Close up of 3 Squadron man posing for camera. Close up of grave "33542 A/c McMichael E.O. killed 22.3.42" Medium shot of graves. Close up of grave "19098 Cpl Ashfield A. RAAF killed 21.3.42". Five panning shots of ruined buildings. High angle long shot of coastal town. Mosque. Hospital train. Sand storm. Long shot of tents and parked Blenheim bombers. Parked Blenheim bomber (code U). Sunset or sunrise in desert. Coastal city. Barrage balloon aloft. Alexandria - various scenes of harbour area, civic buildings, street scenes and bomb damage. Large Ancient Egyptian statue - Egyptian guide talking infront of statue. Ruins and small sphinx. Long shot of step pyramid. Medium shot of step pyramid. Interior shots of Egyptian children and men. Street scene at Giza pyramids in background. At the foot of the Great Pyramid at Giza. Various shots of the Great Pyramid. Pan to other pyramids.