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A GERMAN INCENDIARY BOMB AFTER BEING STRIPPED DOWN IN THE ARMAMENT SECTION OF NO 10 SQUADRON RAAF ...

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A GERMAN INCENDIARY BOMB AFTER BEING STRIPPED DOWN IN THE ARMAMENT SECTION OF NO 10 SQUADRON RAAF AT MOUNT BATTEN, PLYMOUTH DURING 1940. SOME SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION IS INCLUDED IN THE PHOTOGRAPH. (ORIG...

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A GERMAN INCENDIARY BOMB RECOVERED FROM THE SEA NEAR PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND. THE BOMB WAS MOVED TO THE ...

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A GERMAN INCENDIARY BOMB RECOVERED FROM THE SEA NEAR PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND. THE BOMB WAS MOVED TO THE ARMAMEMT SECTION, NO 10 SQUADRON RAAF AT MOUNT BATTEN, WHERE IT WAS PHOTOGRAPHED. A PENNY AGAINST THE ...

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Airborne on patrol. C. 1944-12. A Sunderland Flying Boat aircraft of No. 10 Squadron RAAF, based ...

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Airborne on patrol. C. 1944-12. A Sunderland Flying Boat aircraft of No. 10 Squadron RAAF, based at RAF Station Mount Batten, on patrol.

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Airborne over the Atlantic. C. 1940-07. A meal being prepared in the galley during an operational ...

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Airborne over the Atlantic. C. 1940-07. A meal being prepared in the galley during an operational flight of a Sunderland aircraft of No. 10 Squadron RAAF based at RAF Station Mount Batten.

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Airborne over the Atlantic. C. 1940-07. Crew members of a Sunderland aircraft of No. 10 Squadron ...

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Airborne over the Atlantic. C. 1940-07. Crew members of a Sunderland aircraft of No. 10 Squadron RAAF, based at RAF Station Mount Batten, with RAF Coastal Command, read on bunks whilst "off-watch" dur...

SUK15172

AIRCRAFTMAN B.A. THORNTON OF NO 10 SQUADRON RAAF STANDING BESIDE A GAS INDICATOR AT MOUNT BATTEN, ...

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AIRCRAFTMAN B.A. THORNTON OF NO 10 SQUADRON RAAF STANDING BESIDE A GAS INDICATOR AT MOUNT BATTEN, PLYMOUTH. GAS INDICATORS WERE PLACED STRATEGICALLY TO WARN OF THE PRESENCE OF GAS IN THE EVENT OF AN E...

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AIRCRAFTMAN H. W. S. DOUGLAS OF NO 10 SQUADRON, RAAF, STANDING BESIDE AN UNEXPLODED GERMAN BOMB ...

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AIRCRAFTMAN H. W. S. DOUGLAS OF NO 10 SQUADRON, RAAF, STANDING BESIDE AN UNEXPLODED GERMAN BOMB AT MOUNT BATTEN, PLYMOUTH IN 1940. (ORIGINAL NEGATIVE HELD IN AWM COLLECTION.

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AIRFRAME FITTER P. LEVY REPLACING PATCHES AFTER INSPECTING HINGES ON THE RUDDER OF A NO 10 ...

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AIRFRAME FITTER P. LEVY REPLACING PATCHES AFTER INSPECTING HINGES ON THE RUDDER OF A NO 10 SQUADRON RAAF SUNDERLAND AT MOUNT BATTEN, PLYMOUTH, IN 1940. (ORIGINAL NEGATIVE HELD IN AWM COLLECTION.

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AN AERIAL VIEW OF MOUNT BATTEN, PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND. AIRCRAFT OF NO 10 SQUADRON RAAF CAN BE SEEN ...

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AN AERIAL VIEW OF MOUNT BATTEN, PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND. AIRCRAFT OF NO 10 SQUADRON RAAF CAN BE SEEN MOORED IN PLYMOUTH SOUND WITH TWO CABLE LAYING SHIPS UNDER THE TAIL OF THE SUNDERLAND AIRCRAFT FROM WHICH...

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AN AERIAL VIEW OF PLYMOUTH SOUND, WITH MOUNT BATTEN IN THE FOREGROUND, TAKEN FROM A SUNDERLAND OF ...

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AN AERIAL VIEW OF PLYMOUTH SOUND, WITH MOUNT BATTEN IN THE FOREGROUND, TAKEN FROM A SUNDERLAND OF NO 10 SQUADRON RAAF IN 1940. SOME NO 10 SQUADRON SUNDERLAND AIRCRAFT CAN BE SEEN AT THEIR MOORINGS ARO...

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AN AERIAL VIEW OF PLYMOUTH SOUND, WITH MOUNT BATTEN IN THE FOREGROUND, TAKEN FROM A SUNDERLAND OF ...

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AN AERIAL VIEW OF PLYMOUTH SOUND, WITH MOUNT BATTEN IN THE FOREGROUND, TAKEN FROM A SUNDERLAND OF NO 10 SQUADRON RAAF IN 1940. TWO OTHER SUNDERLANDS CAN BE SEEN AT THEIR MOORINGS. THE CRUISER, HMS NEW...

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AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE FLYING BOAT BASE AT MOUNT BATTEN, PLYMOUTH, WHERE NO 10 SQUADRON RAAF WAS ...

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AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE FLYING BOAT BASE AT MOUNT BATTEN, PLYMOUTH, WHERE NO 10 SQUADRON RAAF WAS STATIONED IN 1940. (ORIGINAL NEGATIVE HELD IN AWM COLLECTION.

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AN RAF SCOW RETURNING NO 10 SQUADRON RAAF MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL TO THE SHORE FROM MOORED ...

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AN RAF SCOW RETURNING NO 10 SQUADRON RAAF MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL TO THE SHORE FROM MOORED SUNDERLANDS. L-R UNIDENTIFIED, LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN J. DEWAR, CORPORAL H.J. MARTIN, RAF SCOW HANDLER, LEADING AI...

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ANTI-SUBMARINE BOMBS BEING LOADED ON TO A LIGHTER FOR MOVEMENT TO NO 10 SQUADRON RAAF SUNDERLAND ...

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ANTI-SUBMARINE BOMBS BEING LOADED ON TO A LIGHTER FOR MOVEMENT TO NO 10 SQUADRON RAAF SUNDERLAND AIRCRAFT AT MOUNT BATTEN, PLYMOUTH IN 1940. (ORIGINAL NEGATIVE HELD IN AWM COLLECTION.

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ARMAMENT SECTION PERSONNEL OF NO 10 SQUADRON RAAF AT MOUNT BATTEN, PLYMOUTH, IN 1940 WORKING ON A ...

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ARMAMENT SECTION PERSONNEL OF NO 10 SQUADRON RAAF AT MOUNT BATTEN, PLYMOUTH, IN 1940 WORKING ON A FRAZER NASH REAR GUN TURRET OF A SUNDERLAND AIRCRAFT. L-R R. GERAGHTY, R.T. TYLER, H. MCIVER. (ORIGINA...

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AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE AIR OFFICER COMMANDING (AOC) IN COASTAL COMMAND, AIR ...

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AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE AIR OFFICER COMMANDING (AOC) IN COASTAL COMMAND, AIR VICE-MARSHAL (AVM) A. DURSTON CB AFC, SENIOR AIR STAFF OFFICER, COASTAL COMMAND, HANDS A LETTER OF CONGRATULATION...

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Athol Galway Hope Wearne, interviewed by Ken Llewelyn about his service in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) during the Second World War

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Maker: Wearne, Athol Galway Hope

Athol Galway Hope Wearne, interviewed by Ken Llewelyn about his service in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) during the Second World War A transcript of this recording may be available. For furth...

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AT SEA. C. 1944-07. SUNDERLAND FLYING BOAT OF NO. 10 SQUADRON RAAF WITH COASTAL COMMAND AT RAF ...

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AT SEA. C. 1944-07. SUNDERLAND FLYING BOAT OF NO. 10 SQUADRON RAAF WITH COASTAL COMMAND AT RAF STATION MOUNT BATTEN FINDS AND ATTACKS AN ENEMY SUBMARINE WHILE ON PATROL. GREAT VOLUMES OF SPRAY SMOTHER...

UK1575

AT SEA, C. 1944-07. SUNDERLAND FLYING BOAT OF NO. 10 SQUADRON RAAF WITH COASTAL COMMAND AT RAF ...

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AT SEA, C. 1944-07. SUNDERLAND FLYING BOAT OF NO. 10 SQUADRON RAAF WITH COASTAL COMMAND AT RAF STATION MOUNT BATTEN, FINDS AND ATTACKS AN ENEMY SUBMARINE WHILE ON PATROL. MORTALLY DAMAGED BY DEPTH CHA...

UK1578

AT SEA. C. 1944-07. SUNDERLAND FLYING BOAT OF NO. 10 SQUADRON RAAF WITH COASTAL COMMAND BASED AT ...

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AT SEA. C. 1944-07. SUNDERLAND FLYING BOAT OF NO. 10 SQUADRON RAAF WITH COASTAL COMMAND BASED AT RAF STATION MOUNT BATTEN, FINDS AND ATTACKS AN ENEMY SUBMARINE WHILE ON PATROL. SPURTS OF SPRAY MARK TH...

UK1574

Bay of Biscay. 1943-05-19. The occupants of the dinghy were two officers who survived after a ...

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Bay of Biscay. 1943-05-19. The occupants of the dinghy were two officers who survived after a British aircraft had been shot down. One was badly injured and died soon after the Sunderland which had al...

SUK10840A

Bay of Biscay. 1943-05-19. The occupants of the dinghy were two officers who survived after a ...

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Bay of Biscay. 1943-05-19. The occupants of the dinghy were two officers who survived after a British aircraft had been shot down. One was badly injured and died soon after the Sunderland which had al...

SUK10944

B1 E1 Incendiary Bomb : Luftwaffe

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Maker: Rheinmetall AG

Luftwaffe Brandbomb 1kg Elektron 1 incendiary bomb. Length 350mm. The body of the bomb is an Elektron-magnesium alloy tube 50mm in diameter. The bomb terminates with a cruciform thin sheet metal tail,...

REL/16452

(156) Birch, Hugh Milton (Smokey) (Group Captain)

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Maker: Birch, Hugh Milton 'Smokey' Llewelyn, Kenneth

Group Captain Hugh Milton Birch DFC, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) interviewed by Ken Llewellyn about his service during the Second World War

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BOMB DAMAGE BY GERMAN AIRCRAFT TO THE SEA WALL AT MOUNT BATTEN, PLYMOUTH. A DEFENSIVE BARRAGE ...

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BOMB DAMAGE BY GERMAN AIRCRAFT TO THE SEA WALL AT MOUNT BATTEN, PLYMOUTH. A DEFENSIVE BARRAGE BALLOON CAN BE SEEN RIGHT CENTRE OF THE PHOTOGRAPH. (ORIGINAL NEGATIVE HELD IN AWM COLLECTION.

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Burnham, James Leslie (Pilot Officer, b.1905)

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Maker: Burnham, James Leslie

Collection relating to the Second World War service of O210021 (2982) Pilot Officer James Leslie Burnham, 10 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, the United Kingdom and the Middle East, 1939-1942. W...

PR04733

Crew of Sunderland W.4030 - H/10 of No. 10 Squadron RAAF at RAF Station Mount Batten Plymouth, ...

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Crew of Sunderland W.4030 - H/10 of No. 10 Squadron RAAF at RAF Station Mount Batten Plymouth, England, when a German U-boat was sunk on 1944-07-08. Left to right: 410438 Flying Officer (FO) G. M. Bis...

SUK12913

DEPTH CHARGES BEING TRANSFERRED FROM A BOMB DUMP TO QUAYSIDE WHERE THEY WILL BE PLACED ON A ...

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DEPTH CHARGES BEING TRANSFERRED FROM A BOMB DUMP TO QUAYSIDE WHERE THEY WILL BE PLACED ON A LIGHTER AND MOVED TO NO 10 SQUADRON RAAF AIRCRAFT FOR LOADING. THE PHOTOGRAPH WAS TAKEN AT MOUNT BATTEN, PLY...

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Depth charges bursting on the estimated track of a U-boat which had crash-dived, possibly the 740 ...

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Maker: RAAF Photographer

Depth charges bursting on the estimated track of a U-boat which had crash-dived, possibly the 740 ton U105 in the Bay of Biscay on 11 June 1942. The attack was made by a Sunderland aircraft of No 10 S...

SUK10562

England. 1940-05-02. Arrival of cortege, showing Royal Marine Band, at the funeral of 2308 Flight ...

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England. 1940-05-02. Arrival of cortege, showing Royal Marine Band, at the funeral of 2308 Flight Sergeant Oliver late of No. 10 (Sunderland) Squadron RAAF based at the RAF Station Mount Batten, who w...

SUK10546

ENGLAND. 1940. BADGE ON A SUPERMARINE WALRUS AMPHIBIAN AIRCRAFT WITH NO. 10 SQUADRON, RAAF, AT ...

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ENGLAND. 1940. BADGE ON A SUPERMARINE WALRUS AMPHIBIAN AIRCRAFT WITH NO. 10 SQUADRON, RAAF, AT MOUNT BATTEN. (ORIGINAL NEGATIVE HELD IN AWM COLLECTION.

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England. 1940-05-02. Floral tributes on the grave of 2308 Flight Sergeant Oliver late of No. 10 ...

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England. 1940-05-02. Floral tributes on the grave of 2308 Flight Sergeant Oliver late of No. 10 (Sunderland) Squadron RAAF based at the RAF Station Mount Batten, who was buried at the Parish Church of...

SUK10549

England. 1940-05-02. Funeral of 2308 Flight Sergeant Oliver late of No. 10 (Sunderland) Squadron ...

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England. 1940-05-02. Funeral of 2308 Flight Sergeant Oliver late of No. 10 (Sunderland) Squadron RAAF based at the RAF Station Mount Batten, who was buried at the Parish Church of St John the Evangeli...

SUK10545

England. 1940-05-02. Funeral of 2308 Flight Sergeant Oliver late of No. 10 (Sunderland) Squadron ...

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England. 1940-05-02. Funeral of 2308 Flight Sergeant Oliver late of No. 10 (Sunderland) Squadron RAAF based at the RAF Station Mount Batten, who was buried at the Parish Church of St John the Evangeli...

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England. 1940-05-02. The firing party (RAF) coming to the loading position with flower bearers ...

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England. 1940-05-02. The firing party (RAF) coming to the loading position with flower bearers and mourners in front at the funeral of 2308 Flight Sergeant Oliver late of No. 10 (Sunderland) Squadron ...

SUK10550

400656 Flight Lieutenant D. Marrows DSO DFC, Bendigo, Victoria, Captain, based at RAF station ...

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400656 Flight Lieutenant D. Marrows DSO DFC, Bendigo, Victoria, Captain, based at RAF station Mount Batten, at the controls of one of the Australian bound Sunderland aircraft of No. 10 Squadron RAAF.

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427303 Flight Sergeant (Fit Sgt) Harry Trevor Darby, WA (right), receiving instructions on a ...

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427303 Flight Sergeant (Fit Sgt) Harry Trevor Darby, WA (right), receiving instructions on a synthetic direction finder trainer from 14536 Pilot Officer (PO) Arthur Frederick Leggett, Drummoyne, NSW (...

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Group portrait of the crew of Q for Queenie, a Sunderland aircraft of No. 10 Squadron RAAF in ...

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Group portrait of the crew of Q for Queenie, a Sunderland aircraft of No. 10 Squadron RAAF in the UK, which was attacked by sixteen enemy aircraft. Front row, left to right: 407043 Flying Officer (F...

SUK11776

Gunnery leaders of No. 10 (Sunderland) Squadron RAAF. Left to right: 205795 Sergeant (Sgt, later ...

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Gunnery leaders of No. 10 (Sunderland) Squadron RAAF. Left to right: 205795 Sergeant (Sgt, later Pilot Officer [PO]) Roydon James Adams; 1108 PO (later Flight Lieutenant [Flt Lt]) Alan Charles Hillsdo...

SUK10748

IN THE MESS OF NO. 10 (SUNDERLAND) SQUADRON RAAF, BASED AT RAF STATION MOUNT BATTEN, 3932 (1941, ...

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IN THE MESS OF NO. 10 (SUNDERLAND) SQUADRON RAAF, BASED AT RAF STATION MOUNT BATTEN, 3932 (1941, O36036) SQUADRON LEADER (SQN LDR) T. A. EGERTON DFC, WILLIAMSTOWN, VIC, READS THE LETTER OF CONGRATULAT...

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Leading Aircraftman Basil Thornton, a fitter armourer, acting as side gunner in a Sunderland ...

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Leading Aircraftman Basil Thornton, a fitter armourer, acting as side gunner in a Sunderland aircraft of No. 10 Squadron RAAF based at RAF Station Mount Batten.

SUK15151

Life preserver vest Type B-3 : Flight Lieutenant W P Thorpe, 10 Squadron, RAAF

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Maker: Air Cruisers Company, Inc

Yellow B3 model life preserver vest made from yellow cotton enclosing two latex rubber bladders (front and rear), now perished. A small toggle-activated CO2 cylinder is mounted behind each lower front...

REL36940

LISKEARD, CORNWALL. 1943-03-27. WOMEN'S AUXILIARY AIR FORCE SERVICE PERSONNEL FROM RAF STATION MT ...

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LISKEARD, CORNWALL. 1943-03-27. WOMEN'S AUXILIARY AIR FORCE SERVICE PERSONNEL FROM RAF STATION MT BATTEN, LED BY THEIR SECTION OFFICER, PASS THE SALUTING BASE DURING A "WINGS FOR VICTORY" MARCH WHERE ...

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London, England. 1941-11-10. Personnel of No. 10 (Sunderland) Squadron RAAF based at the RAF ...

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London, England. 1941-11-10. Personnel of No. 10 (Sunderland) Squadron RAAF based at the RAF Station Mount Batten, returning to Australia after nearly two years service in England.

SUK10488

MEMBERS OF NO. 10 SQUADRON RAAF, BASED AT RAF STATION MOUNT BATTEN, ONE OF THE FIRST TWO CREWS TO ...

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MEMBERS OF NO. 10 SQUADRON RAAF, BASED AT RAF STATION MOUNT BATTEN, ONE OF THE FIRST TWO CREWS TO FLY SUNDERLAND FLYING BOATS FROM ENGLAND TO AUSTRALIA, PRIOR TO THEIR DEPARTURE. BACK ROW: 6739 FLYING...

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Miller, Mervyn Keith (Sergeant, b.1909 - d.1991)

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Maker: Miller, Mervyn Keith

Collection relating to the Second World War service of 24973 Sergeant Mervyn Keith Miller, 10 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, the United Kingdom, 1942-1943. Wallet 1 of 1 – Consists of one log ...

PR04459

MOUNT BATTEN, ENGLAND. 1944-03. A VIEW FROM THE SEA TOWARDS THE BASE OF NO. 10 SQUADRON RAAF. AT ...

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MOUNT BATTEN, ENGLAND. 1944-03. A VIEW FROM THE SEA TOWARDS THE BASE OF NO. 10 SQUADRON RAAF. AT HER MOORINGS IS K/461, A VISITING SUNDERLAND AIRCRAFT FROM NO. 461 SQUADRON RAAF, THE OTHER RAAF SUNDER...

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MOUNT BATTEN, ENGLAND. C. 1941-04-23. PANORAMA VIEW OF PLYMOUTH DURING THE FIRE RAID AS VIEWED ...

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MOUNT BATTEN, ENGLAND. C. 1941-04-23. PANORAMA VIEW OF PLYMOUTH DURING THE FIRE RAID AS VIEWED FROM THE RAF STATION AT MOUNT BATTEN. (PHOTOGRAPH REPRODUCED IN OFFICIAL HISTORY VOLUME: AIR WAR AGAINST ...

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MOUNT BATTEN, ENGLAND. 1942-07-15. LAC BASIL THORNTON BESIDE AN UNEXPLODED GERMAN BOMB WHICH HE ...

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MOUNT BATTEN, ENGLAND. 1942-07-15. LAC BASIL THORNTON BESIDE AN UNEXPLODED GERMAN BOMB WHICH HE HELPED RECOVER FROM UNDER THE SERGEANT'S MESS. (DONATED BY MR B. THORNTON).

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MOUNT BATTEN, ENGLAND. LAC BASIL THORNTON HOLDING A 7.7MM MACHINE GUN HE HAD RECOVERED FROM A ...

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MOUNT BATTEN, ENGLAND. LAC BASIL THORNTON HOLDING A 7.7MM MACHINE GUN HE HAD RECOVERED FROM A CRASHED GERMAN HEINKEL AIRCRAFT. (DONATED BY MR B. THORNTON.)

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MOUNT BATTEN, ENGLAND. TWO MEMBERS OF NO. 10 SQUADRON RAAF, LAC ALLEN PETHERWICK (LEFT) AND LAC ...

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MOUNT BATTEN, ENGLAND. TWO MEMBERS OF NO. 10 SQUADRON RAAF, LAC ALLEN PETHERWICK (LEFT) AND LAC BASIL THORNTON, ON THE WING OF A SUNDERLAND. (DONATED BY MR B. THORNTON.)

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MOUNT BATTEN, PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND, 1942. A MK2 SUNDERLAND AIRCRAFT OF NO. 10 SQUADRON RAAF, W3983 ...

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MOUNT BATTEN, PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND, 1942. A MK2 SUNDERLAND AIRCRAFT OF NO. 10 SQUADRON RAAF, W3983 RB-R, ALIGHTING ON PLYMOUTH SOUND. (LENT BY MR. J.W. LEACH)

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MOUNT BATTEN, PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND, 1942. THE CREW OF NO. 10 SQUADRON RAAF, SUNDERLAND W3983 RB-R IN ...

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MOUNT BATTEN, PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND, 1942. THE CREW OF NO. 10 SQUADRON RAAF, SUNDERLAND W3983 RB-R IN FRONT OF THE AFT HATCH OF THEIR AIRCRAFT. THE "SCOREBOARD" ABOVE THE DOOR IS HELD IN THE AUSTRALIAN WA...

P00992.004

MOUNT BATTEN, PLYMOUTH HARBOUR, ENGLAND. 1944-07-08. CREW MEMBERS OF TWO SUNDERLAND AIRCRAFT ...

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MOUNT BATTEN, PLYMOUTH HARBOUR, ENGLAND. 1944-07-08. CREW MEMBERS OF TWO SUNDERLAND AIRCRAFT (H/10 AND K/10) OF NO. 10 SQUADRON RAAF, COME ASHORE AFTER THEIR SUCCESSFUL ATTACK ON A GERMAN U-BOAT (U243...

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MOUNT BATTEN, PLYMOUTH. JANUARY 1940. ANTI-SUBMARINE BOMBS BEING LOADED ON TO THE STARBOARD BOMB ...

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MOUNT BATTEN, PLYMOUTH. JANUARY 1940. ANTI-SUBMARINE BOMBS BEING LOADED ON TO THE STARBOARD BOMB RACKS OF A SUNDERLAND AIRCRAFT OF NO 10 SQUADRON RAAF. HOLDING THE TAIL OF THE BOMB IS CORPORAL E.W. ME...

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NO 10 SQUADRON RAAF AIRCRAFT MOORING AREA IN FRONT OF TURNCHAPEL, NEAR MOUNT BATTEN, PLYMOUTH. ...

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NO 10 SQUADRON RAAF AIRCRAFT MOORING AREA IN FRONT OF TURNCHAPEL, NEAR MOUNT BATTEN, PLYMOUTH. THE MASTS OF A CABLE LAYING SHIP SUNK BY ENEMY BOMBERS ARE VISIBLE IN THE CENTRE OF THE PICTURE. (ORIGINA...

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NO 10 SQUADRON RAAF SUNDERLAND P9605/K WITH A FINE COVERING OF SNOW WHILST SLIPPED AT MOUNT ...

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NO 10 SQUADRON RAAF SUNDERLAND P9605/K WITH A FINE COVERING OF SNOW WHILST SLIPPED AT MOUNT BATTEN, PLYMOUTH IN JANUARY 1941. (ORIGINAL NEGATIVE HELD IN AWM COLLECTION.

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Outdoor group portrait of the first two crews from 10 Squadron, RAAF, based at RAF Mount Batten, ...

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Outdoor group portrait of the first two crews from 10 Squadron, RAAF, based at RAF Mount Batten, to fly Sunderland flying boats from England to Australia. The crew members have just received their pay...

UK0925

416911 Pilot Officer R. G. Welfare, Keswick, SA, of No. 467 (Lancaster) Squadron RAAF, carrying ...

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Maker: RAAF Official photograph

416911 Pilot Officer R. G. Welfare, Keswick, SA, of No. 467 (Lancaster) Squadron RAAF, carrying out a practice "call up" on radio-telephony 1196B.

UK2233

Plymouth, England. 1942-07-06. Air Vice Marshal G. R. Bromet CBE DSO; Group Captain L. Martin ...

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Plymouth, England. 1942-07-06. Air Vice Marshal G. R. Bromet CBE DSO; Group Captain L. Martin AFC; 72 Wing Commander A. X. Richards, Officer Commanding No. 10 (Sunderland) Squadron RAAF based at RAF S...

SUK10730

PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND. 1943-01. A RAAF SUNDERLAND OF NO. 10 SQUADRON BASED AT RAF STATION MOUNT ...

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PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND. 1943-01. A RAAF SUNDERLAND OF NO. 10 SQUADRON BASED AT RAF STATION MOUNT BATTEN WAS FORCED TO USE THE TWO OUTER ENGINES TO TAKE THE STRAIN FROM ITS MOORINGS DURING WIND STORMS WHICH...

UK0046

Plymouth, England. 1944-01-25. A representative group of No. 10 Squadron RAAF, based at RAF ...

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Plymouth, England. 1944-01-25. A representative group of No. 10 Squadron RAAF, based at RAF Station Mount Batten, at an informal party given to celebrate the departure of the first two Sunderlands eve...

UK0927

PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND. 1944-01-28. ARMOURERS PREPARING A GUN TURRET FOR INSTALLATION ON A SUNDERLAND ...

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PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND. 1944-01-28. ARMOURERS PREPARING A GUN TURRET FOR INSTALLATION ON A SUNDERLAND AIRCRAFT OF NO. 10 SQUADRON RAAF AT RAF STATION MOUNT BATTEN.

UK0972

PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND. 1944-01-26. A STEAM ROLLER PASSES A SUNDERLAND AIRCRAFT OF NO. 10 SQUADRON ...

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PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND. 1944-01-26. A STEAM ROLLER PASSES A SUNDERLAND AIRCRAFT OF NO. 10 SQUADRON RAAF AT RAF STATION MOUNT BATTEN.

UK0969

Plymouth, England. 1940-11-27. A Sunderland aircraft of No. 10 Squadron RAAF at RAF Station Mount ...

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Plymouth, England. 1940-11-27. A Sunderland aircraft of No. 10 Squadron RAAF at RAF Station Mount Batten was destroyed when a hangar received a direct hit during an air raid in the night.

SUK10478

PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND. 1943-01-27. A SUNDERLAND AIRCRAFT OF NO. 10 SQUADRON RAAF ON THE TARMAC AT RAF ...

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PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND. 1943-01-27. A SUNDERLAND AIRCRAFT OF NO. 10 SQUADRON RAAF ON THE TARMAC AT RAF STATION MOUNT BATTEN.

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Plymouth, England. 1943-03-29. At approximately 1915 hours on the night of 1943-03-29, a ...

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Plymouth, England. 1943-03-29. At approximately 1915 hours on the night of 1943-03-29, a Sunderland aircraft of No. 119 Squadron RAF crash landed inside the Catt-water at Plymouth. No injuries were su...

SUK10750

Plymouth, England. 1945-01-18. Aussie - No. 4112, a blue checker cock pigeon which returned to ...

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Plymouth, England. 1945-01-18. Aussie - No. 4112, a blue checker cock pigeon which returned to RAF Station Mount Batten with an SOS message from a ditched Sunderland aircraft of No. 10 Squadron RAAF o...

UK2489

Plymouth, England. 1941-03-26. Australian airmen cheer their Prime Minister as Mr Menzies leaves ...

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Plymouth, England. 1941-03-26. Australian airmen cheer their Prime Minister as Mr Menzies leaves the station after his visit to No. 10 (Sunderland) Squadron, a unit of the RAAF, based at RAF Station M...

SUK15130

Plymouth, England. 1944-12-25. Australian Minister for Air, the Honourable Mr A. S. Drakeford, ...

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Plymouth, England. 1944-12-25. Australian Minister for Air, the Honourable Mr A. S. Drakeford, meets his cousin Leading Aircraftman Ernie Buszard, a member of the groundstaff of Sunderland No. 10 Squa...

UK2323

Plymouth, England. 1944-12-25. Australian Minister for Air, the Honourable Mr A. S. Drakeford ...

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Plymouth, England. 1944-12-25. Australian Minister for Air, the Honourable Mr A. S. Drakeford (standing), speaking in the Officers' Mess to members of No. 10 (Sunderland) Squadron RAAF at RAF Station ...

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Plymouth, England. 1944-12-25. Australian Minister for Air, the Honourable Mr A. S. Drakeford ...

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Plymouth, England. 1944-12-25. Australian Minister for Air, the Honourable Mr A. S. Drakeford (standing), speaking to members of No. 10 (Sunderland) Squadron RAAF in the Officers' Mess at RAF Station ...

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Plymouth, England. 1944-12-25. Australian Minister for Air, the Honourable Mr A. S. Drakeford ...

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Plymouth, England. 1944-12-25. Australian Minister for Air, the Honourable Mr A. S. Drakeford (seated, second from right), at Christmas dinner in the airmens' mess at Sunderland No. 10 Squadron RAAF w...

UK2327

Plymouth, England. 1944-12-25. Australian Minister for Air, the Honourable Mr A. S. Drakeford ...

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Plymouth, England. 1944-12-25. Australian Minister for Air, the Honourable Mr A. S. Drakeford (with fork upraised), enjoying Christmas dinner in the airmens' mess at Sunderland No. 10 Squadron RAAF wh...

UK2326

Plymouth, England. 1944-12-25. Australian Minister for Air, the Honourable Mr A. S. Drakeford, ...

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Plymouth, England. 1944-12-25. Australian Minister for Air, the Honourable Mr A. S. Drakeford, chatting with a group of groundstaff, including his cousin, Leading Aircraftman Ernie Buszard (second lef...

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Plymouth, England. 1944-12-25. Australian Minister for Air, the Honourable Mr A. S. Drakeford, at ...

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Plymouth, England. 1944-12-25. Australian Minister for Air, the Honourable Mr A. S. Drakeford, at an informal Christmas gathering at Sunderland No. 10 Squadron RAAF which operates from RAF Station Mou...

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Plymouth, England. 1944-12-25. Australian Minister for Air, the Honourable Mr A. S. Drakeford (in ...

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Plymouth, England. 1944-12-25. Australian Minister for Air, the Honourable Mr A. S. Drakeford (in civilian clothes), with the Messing Staff at the airmen's dining-hall at RAF Station Mount Batten afte...

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Plymouth, England. 1944-12-25. Australian Minister for Air, the Honourable Mr A. S. Drakeford (in ...

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Plymouth, England. 1944-12-25. Australian Minister for Air, the Honourable Mr A. S. Drakeford (in civilian clothes), with members of the groundstaff of Sunderland No. 10 Squadron RAAF which operates f...

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Plymouth, England. 1945-01-18. Breeding pigeons in their pigeon holes in the loft at RAF Station ...

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Plymouth, England. 1945-01-18. Breeding pigeons in their pigeon holes in the loft at RAF Station Mount Batten from which No. 10 (Sunderland) Squadron RAAF operates.

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Plymouth, England. C. 1940-07. A crew member checking the mooring of a Sunderland aircraft of No. ...

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Plymouth, England. C. 1940-07. A crew member checking the mooring of a Sunderland aircraft of No. 10 Squadron RAAF, based at RAF Station Mount Batten, with RAF Coastal Command.

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Plymouth, England. C. 1940-07. A crew member of a Sunderland aircraft of No. 10 Squadron RAAF ...

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Plymouth, England. C. 1940-07. A crew member of a Sunderland aircraft of No. 10 Squadron RAAF based at RAF Station Mount Batten operating a camera from the mid-ships gun position. The aircraft is RB-A...

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