Case 74 - Bombing of Darwin
Title
Case 74 - Bombing of Darwin
Audience
Case 74
Collection Items
Spitfires over Darwin 1943 ; No 1 Fighter Wing
Personal account of Air Force camp during defence of Darwin against Japanese attack
Unit colour patch of the 2nd, 4th and 22nd Australian Anti-Aircraft Batteries
Dark blue/black rectangle with red chevron; gray border/backing around perimeter; Heavy Static Anti Aircraft Batteries/1st Anti Aircraft Battery AGA
Identity discs of NX134279 L. A. Dufty
Military dogtags beloning to Lindsay Dufty NX 134279
Damage to building (incl barber) following Japanese bombing of Darwin
B & W photograph of damage to building caused during the bombing of Darwin by the Japanese in 1942
Damage to Bank of New South Wales following bombing of Darwin
B & W photograph of damage to the Bank of New South Wales building - caused during the bombing of Darwin by the Japanese in 1942
Bombing of Darwin commemorative coin
Bombing of Darwin 1942 - 1992 anniversary commemorative coin , circular gold-appearing metal disc encased in transparent plastic case with printed paper inlay , recto shows raised portrait of two planes flying over landscape , verso shows raised text…
2/24th Australian Pioneer Battalion
Retangular, stained timber plaque with copper/metallic-looking base board with text on it and triangular plastic attachment
The Battle of Australia Plaque
Stained wooden plaque in shape of the Northen Territory. Gold coloured metal plaque at front 'The Battle of Australia 50th Anniversart 1992, The Northern Territory's War Service Memorial Year Commemoration & Education'.
Monogrammed (letter L) pin with laurel leaf
Monogrammed pin with the letter "L", likely for "Lindsay"; laurel leaves at base
Battle of Australia Commemorative Pin
Battle of Australia 50th Anniversary pin, 1992; Blue background with red circle and gold star
Australian Commonwealth Military Forces - Rising sun badge
Copper alloy Australian Commonwealth badge with rising sun motif
Australian Commonwealth Military Forces button
Copper alloy Australian Commonwealth uniform butt
Flying Goggles Kitty Hawk Pilot
The metal frame of a flying goggle , belonged to a Kitty Hawk fighter - pilot shot down over Darwin on 19 th Feburary 1942 - A member of the 33 rd US pursuit squadron ; googles have engraved between eyes ' USAC GOOGLE TYPE B-7'
Machinery tube with wood attachment
Equipment/machinery metal tube with wooden head attachment, purpose/use, Japanese characters on side 'this way to the tank' (approximate translation)
Cockpit no. Plate
Rectangular silver metal plate inscribed in black with characters and number ' 22212 ' in quadrant on recto - two rectangular holes 6 x 1 mm punched near proper left and right edges of label
Section of metal from Japanese Aircraft
Roughly rectangular piece of silver coloured metal sheeting - roughly half of recto painted red - entire verso side painted black
Section of metal from Japanese Aircraft
Roughly rectangular piece of silver coloured metal sheeting - roughly half of recto painted red - entire verso side painted black
Spark plug
Metal cylinder with 2 screw heads roughly in centre - screw coils on top and bottom sections
Control Column
Metal instrument - semi circular front dial with English numbers and Kanji characters - two front levers , one with black painted circular handle , one with maroon painted metal handle - metal circle on top with 6 circular holes , attached with wing…
Japanese Bomb splinter
Iron bomb splinter. Smooth surface on the concave side , textured surface on the convex side .