Photos Taken in Australia | World War II Database

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USS Bowfin prior to her first war patrol, 16 Aug 1943, Brisbane, Australia.	Mechanics working on the engine of P-39D Airacobra ‘Shrimp’ at the maintenance complex at Townsville, Australia, late 1943.	Rear Admiral Ralph Christie, Commander of Submarine Operations in the Southwest Pacific Area, reading the Presidential Citation to the captain and crew of USS Bowfin, Fremantle, Australia, Dec 1943.	Submarine USS Bowfin arriving at Fremantle, Australia, probably from her second war patrol in Dec 1943.

WAAF personnel cheering at the RAAF and WAAF swimming carnival at the Valley baths, Brisbane, Australia, 12 Dec 1943	St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne, Australia, late Dec 1943	Chief Justice of Victoria, Australia Edmund Herring shaking hands with Major General C. E. M. Lloyd, Melbourne, Australia, 2 Feb 1944	USS Saratoga at Ocean Pier, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, Mar 1944

Boomerang fighter 'Sinbad II' of No. 5 Squadron Royal Australian Air Force in flight over Mareeba, Queensland, Australia, 15 Mar 1944; pilot was Lieutenant A. W. B. Clare	John Curtin and Douglas MacArthur at Fairbairn Airbase, Canberra, Australia, 18 Mar 1944	Cruiser USS Nashville arriving in Sydney harbor, Australia, 18 Jul 1944. Note the OS2U Kingfisher float planes on her catapults and her new Measure 33, Design 21D paint scheme.	Officers of the staff of Admiral Bruce Fraser meeting for the first time, Melbourne, Australia, 13 Dec 1944

Captured Japanese G4M bomber being evaluated by the Allied Technical Air Intelligence Unit based at Eagle Farm Airbase, Brisbane, Australia, 1945. Note the exaggerated USAAF markings, using the rudder stripes that had been eliminated 3 years earlier.	Captured Japanese Ki-44 fighter being evaluated by the Allied Technical Air Intelligence Unit based at Eagle Farm Airbase, Brisbane, Australia, 1945. Note the exaggerated USAAF markings, using the rudder stripes that had been eliminated 3 years earlier.	Captured Japanese Ki-84 fighter being evaluated by the Allied Technical Air Intelligence Unit based at Eagle Farm Airbase, Brisbane, Australia, 1945. Note the exaggerated USAAF markings, using the rudder stripes that had been eliminated 3 years earlier.	Captured Japanese N1K fighter being evaluated by the Allied Technical Air Intelligence Unit at Eagle Farm Airbase, Brisbane, Australia, 1945. Note the exaggerated USAAF markings, using the rudder stripes that had been eliminated 3 years earlier.

Chinese military attachés in Sydney, Australia, 1945	Chinese military attachés in Sydney, Australia, 1945	Corsair fighter, under tow, with wings being caught by overhead power lines on Kingsford Smith Drive, Brisbane, Australia, 1945	RMS Queen Mary in Sydney harbor between Bradleys Head and Sydney Harbour Bridge, Australia, 1940s