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An Officer from Tasmania 318: Flt Lt Falkinder by Edith Honor Earl, chalk on paper

Fine Art, In Storage, FA00931

Charles William Falkinder from Tasmania enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in May 1940, where he undertook pilot and navigator training. He was among the first of the Empire Air Training Scheme trainees to serve with the RAF, arriving in England in August 1941. He flew 117 missions over Europe with RAF Bomber Command.

Bust length portrait in coloured chalks, frontally posed, wearing RAAF uniform with flying badge, medal ribbons and Pathfinder Force badge, without a cap. Small associative landscape drawing of Tasmania in upper right corner., RAF Museum

Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant Arnold Pownall Lewis Greethurst, 23 June 2015

Film & Sound, In Storage, X008-3304

Arnold ‘Al’ Greethurst served as a navigator in Lancaster, Lincoln, Mosquito, Brigand, Canberra and Vulcan aircraft during the earlier part of the Cold War, including the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.

Image pending

Group of airmen with 109 Squadron De Havilland Mosquito B IV DZ319 which features an extensive bomb log, circa 1944

Photographs, In Storage, P032301

The De Havilland Mosquito was one of the truly outstanding aircraft to emerge during the Second World War. Combining speed, long range and the ability to operate at high altitudes, the Mosquito excelled in the photo reconnaissance, bomber, night fighter and fighter-bomber roles.

Black and white photograph of three aircrew standing in front of a parked aircraft, with an art work painted on the nose