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[Keith Webb]

Originally Posted by Phil Waterman

Al- Interesting find of photos several others in the series that Will be of interest to CMP nuts

Cheers Phil

Have found some information on that aircraft which indicates the date and location of the shot as:

A29-180 P-40K-10 42-10227 1/43 served with 77 Sqn and 2 OTU; on 7/2/43 allocated to 77 Sqn from 1 AD; on 13/2/43 starboard wing was damaged by a loose blast tube; on 22/7/43 it was used as a test bed for prototype installation of IFF equipment; on 3/8/43 allocated to SDF from 1 AD; on 6/3/44 its tail wheel was damaged when it retracted after landing while with 15 ARDRP; on 18/9/44 received by 2 OTU; on 18/8/45 received by 1 CRD and from 2 OTU; on 4/6/48 finally destroyed on the Werribee bombing range.

From ADF Serials

From the look of the rear fuselage I'd say this was taken after the tailwheel retracted in March 1944, although the markings are consistent with No2 OTU.

[Keith Webb]

Link.

[alvin5182]

Gents:

This should be the link to the website with the RAAF P-40's.


http://www.p40warhawk.com/WW2_Era/Photos/Photos.htm


There are also some nice shots of 414 Sqn RCAF P-40B/Cs in England.


Al Davis

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Not a CMP, but still an aircraft as the main subject.

Men loading the machine guns with ammunition in the P-38.
Location: United Kingdom
Date taken: 1942

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Back to CMPs!

Group of Free French tanks taking part in parade on the day after the liberation of Paris by Allied troops.
Location: Paris, France
Date taken: August 26, 1944

[Keith Webb]

The attached pic came from the AWM. The more significant thing is I will be interviewing one of the men in this picture soon. His name is Jack Caple and he's 2/24th and was a Rat of Tobruk.

[Mark W. Tonner]

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