Northern Territory pics

[Mike K]

Alice Springs vehicle park and a bike

[Mike K]

This Chevy has suffered a broken back , the bomb crater in the foreground.

And a cab 12 heading North on the main road.

A few aircraft pics in the book and day to day scenes of service people. The book has no text except for basic descriptions of the large format photos.

[Mike K]

Ships burning in Darwin harbour.

The SS Zealandia , pic taken in Darwin early Feb. 1942 . I think this ship was bombed and sunk in Darwin harbour ?

[Mike K]

After reading a little more I discovered the Coomalie creek squadron was a Photo Recon Unit flying Mosquito and at least one Lockheed Lightning which was written of after a landing accident.

This pic depicts a Mosquito fatal take off crash , the pilot killed and the other crew member survived somehow . All of that wooden airframe burning like a torch. This was during the last few months of the war.

[Mike K]

Dodge WC52 at Coomalie with the RAAF boys

Location unknown : Scene with two wireless sets , a 109 and a 101 .

[Mike K]

A 30 cwt Chev at Coomalie , the cab appears to be Nth American origin because of the single piece door glass. The reg. number is likely to be RAAF so it may not be in the ARN books.

The Coomalie strip with the PRU Mosquito parked . Any sign of the strip today ?

[Grant Bowker]

Coomalie Creek lsnding strip still appears to be in use, in private hands based on web search.
http://www.pilotnav.com/airport/YCCR
Sorry it took so long to answer, I'm being lazy today.

[Tony Smith]

Originally Posted by Mike Kelly

The Coomalie strip with the PRU Mosquito parked. Any sign of the strip today?

Originally Posted by Grant Bowker

Coomalie Creek lsnding strip still appears to be in use, in private hands based on web search.
http://www.pilotnav.com/airport/YCCR

..And zooming in on "Google Maps" reveals the site's PRU heritage, with some curious outlines painted on the ground to befuddle any would-be Photo Interpreters. Must be undercoat, as the Cam paint is not yet applied.