RAAF sunderlands

[dinomartino1]

I will posting more in this thread of photos of ww2 RAAF Sunderlands and RAF Sunderlands with RAAF crew members

ENGLAND, 1943-01. AUSTRALIAN AIRMEN IN THE COCKPIT OF A SUNDERLAND FLYING-BOAT

GERMAN U BOAT UNDER ATTACK BY A SUNDERLAND OF NO 10 SQUADRON RAAF IN JUNE 1942.

RAAF MEDIUM DUTY WORK BOAT 011-29, WORK BOAT ALONGSIDE A SUNDERLAND AIRCRAFT.

PEMBROKE DOCK, WALES. 1944-02-16. A SUNDERLAND AIRCRAFT OF NO. 461 SQUADRON RAAF IS LAUNCHED FROM A SLIP IN ORDER TO MAKE A TEST FLIGHT AFTER A MECHANICAL OVERHAUL.

WALES. 1943-05-06. A SHORT SUNDERLAND AIRCRAFT OF NO. 461 SQUADRON RAAF BASED AT RAF STATION PEMBROKE DOCK.

Plymouth, England. C. 1940-07. The tail turret of a Sunderland aircraft of No. 10 Squadron RAAF based at RAF Station Mount Batten.

ANTI-SUBMARINE BOMBS BEING LOADED ON TO A LIGHTER FOR MOVEMENT TO NO 10 SQUADRON RAAF SUNDERLAND AIRCRAFT AT MOUNT BATTEN, PLYMOUTH IN 1940

SCILLY ISLES. 1940-07-01. A SUNDERLAND FLOWN BY FLIGHT LIEUTENANT W. N. GIBSON OF NO. 10 SQUADRON, RAAF, MAKES A SECOND ATTACK ON AN ENEMY U26, SOUTHWEST OF THE SCILLY ISLES. THE U-BOAT SCUTTLED ITSELF SOON AFTERWARDS.

Plymouth, England. 1945-04. RAAF ground staff working on a Sunderland aircraft of No. 10 Squadron RAAF at RAF Station Mount Batten.

PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND. 1944-01-28. ARMOURERS PREPARING A GUN TURRET FOR INSTALLATION ON A SUNDERLAND AIRCRAFT OF NO. 10 SQUADRON RAAF AT RAF STATION MOUNT BATTEN.

 

[dinomartino1]

RAF Station Mount Batten, Plymouth, England. C. 1941-10. Crew member in a Sunderland aircraft of No. 10 Squadron RAAF operating with RAF Coastal Command.

Plymouth, England. C. 1940-07. Crew members inside a Sunderland aircraft of No. 10 Squadron RAAF based
at RAF Station Mount Batten as they prepare for an operational flight.

Leading Aircraftman Basil Thornton, a fitter armourer, acting as side gunner in a Sunderland aircraft of No. 10 Squadron RAAF based at RAF Station Mount Batten.

Bay of Biscay. 1943-06-30. A German U-boat under attack by a Sunderland aircraft of No. 10 Squadron RAAF captained by Flight Lieutenant H. W. Skinner.

Plymouth, England. C. 1940-07. Maintenance work being carried out on the engine of a Sunderland aircraft of No. 10 Squadron RAAF, based at RAF Station Mount Batten, with RAF Coastal Command.

PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND. 1943-01-28. MAINTENANCE CREW FITTING A TAIL FIN TO A SHORT SUNDERLAND AIRCRAFT OF NO. 10 SQUADRON RAAF AT RAF STATION MOUNT BATTEN.

RAF Station, Mount Batten, Plymouth, England. C. 1942-11. The nose of a Sunderland Flying Boat of No. 10 Squadron RAAF.

ATLANTIC. A GERMAN TYPE VIID SUBMARINE UNDER ATTACK BY A RAAF SUNDERLAND ANTI SUBMARINE FLYING BOAT . THE CARGO CONTAINER FITTED TO THE SUBMARINE'S DECK FORWARD OF THE CONNING TOWER INDICATES THAT IT IS ENGAGED IN BLOCKADE RUNNING DUTIES. THE STRUCTURE AFT OF THE CONNING TOWER HOUSES MINELAYING SHUTES.

 

[Micawber]

Brilliant photos

 

[Steve27752]

An often forgotten subject. Please keep posting.

 

[dinomartino1]

Sunderlands of 230 Squadron RAF operating in Burma.
Two aircraft flew on Operation River conducted between May and July 1944. They operated from the Bramaphutra River in to Lake Indawgi in Burma to bring out wounded members of the Chindit Raiders.
Crewed RAF, RAAF and RCAF and airmen.

Rescue details being discussed by members of a Sunderland aircraft of 230 Squadron RAF operating in Burma at its base on the Brahmaputra River. Identified left to right: Lieutenant W McDonald, Chindit Raiders; Flying Officer Noel Verney,RAAF; Flight Lieutenant J Rand

Walking wounded helped ashore in an amphibious DUKW after being evacuated aboard a Sunderland aircraft of of 230 Squadron RAF operating from its base on the Brahmaputra River in India. Two aircraft from this squadron flew on Operation River, conducted between May and July 1944.

Portrait of the wireless operator on a Sunderland aircraft of a RAF Squadron operating in Burma.

Sunderland aircraft of 230 Squadron RAF operating in Burma from India under tow at its base on the Brahmaputra River. Flight Lieutenant Jack Rand, pilot of 230 Squadron RAF, is in the bow.

Refuelling one of the Sunderland aircraft of an RAF Squadron operating in Burma at its base on the Brahmaputra River.

Sunderland aircraft of an RAF Squadron operating in Burma at its base on the Brahmaputra River.

1944-10. Maintenance being carried out on a Sunderland aircraft of an RAF Squadron operating in Burma at its base on the Brahmaputra River.

The navigator, Flying Officer Noel Verney, RAAF, of a Sunderland aircraft of 230 Squadron RAF operating in Burma.

Warrant Officer R Geurtin, RCAF, 1st Wireless Officer, preparing a meal in a Sunderland aircraft of a RAF Squadron operating in Burma.

Back at base on the Brahmaputra River a wounded man on a stretcher is lifted through the bomb hatch of a Sunderland aircraft of 230 Squadron RAF operating in Burma.

 

[dinomartino1]

Casualties being unloaded onto an amphibious DUKW from a Sunderland aircraft of 230 Squadron RAF operating from its base on the Brahmaputra River in India.

Walking wounded arrive at the shore in an amphibious DUKW after being evacuated aboard a Sunderland aircraft of of 230 Squadron RAF operating from its base on the Brahmaputra River in India.

Wounded soldiers having a clean-up after being evacuated aboard a Sunderland aircraft of 230 Squadron RAF operating from its base on the Brahmaputra River in India.
Look how emancipated these guys are, they look like they have come out of a japanese POW camp, it shows how tough it was for the chindits in the jungle.

Gulf of Siam. C. 1945-08. Low-level view from a RAF Sunderland aircraft operating from an advanced base in Burma, shows how the Japanese camouflage their barges in the Gulf of Siam in an attempt to avoid air attack. This one is supposed to represent a tree-covered isle off the coast. These barges, sailing and motor vessels are known as Sugar Dogs" and "Sugar Foxes", and attempt to run supplies and stores to the Japanese armies in Siam. Each "Sugar Dog" can, it is estimated, carry sufficient rice to feed a division for a month.

Sikh ambulance drivers helping the walking wounded cases to the ambulance after being evacuated aboard a Sunderland aircraft of of 230 Squadron RAF operating from its base on the Brahmaputra River in India

In flight en route to Rangoon, Burma. c. May 1945. On his way to Rangoon to inspect Allied bomb damage to the docks, Air Marshal Sir Keith R. Park, Allied Air Commander in Chief, South East Asia, took the controls of the RAF Sunderland aircraft in which he was travelling.

 

[B-Man2]

Great thread!!
Thanks

 

[dinomartino1]

I will be posting more

 

[Obscurator]

I will be posting more

Superb set of photographs. I seem to remember it was known as "The Flying Porcupine" on account of the firepower, which caught a lot of attackers unawares.

 

[Officer Dibley]

Go to the free to enter RAF museum at Hendon and you can work your way through one yourself.

 

[DJS48]

I was in one of these some years ago, I had the impression I was in someone's living room as it's quite spacious.
Don

 

[dinomartino1]

Superb set of photographs. I seem to remember it was known as "The Flying Porcupine" on account of the firepower, which caught a lot of attackers unawares.

Some accounts of that here.

https://www.vintageleatherjackets.o...and-pilot-presented-with-flight-jacket.22082/

 

[dinomartino1]

North African coast area. 14 March 1942. Five members of the aircrew having a cup of tea in the wardroom of a Sunderland flying boat while on coastal patrol off the North African coast. A Sunderland aircraft carries a normal crew of eight.

Plymouth, England. C. 1940-07. Heavy bombs on their racks under the wing of a Sunderland aircraft of No.
10 Squadron RAAF based at RAF Station Mount Batten. They can be quickly relocated to their inner position in the fuselage as the racks are retractable

RAF Station Pembroke Dock, Wales. C. 1939-09. Airmen of No. 10 (Sunderland) Squadron RAAF familiarise themselves with the aircraft weapons shortly after the formation of the squadron in preparation for operations with the RAF Coastal Command.

England. C. 1945-05. The crew of a Sunderland aircraft of RAF Coastal Command receiving their briefing for the last patrol.

Interior of a Short Sunderland Flying Boat used by 10 Squadron RAAF while operating with RAF Coastal Command.

Australian airmen working on one of the Sunderland aircraft shortly after the formation of No. 10 (Sunderland) Squadron RAAF at RAF Station Pembroke Dock, which was to operate within the RAF Coastal Command.

ATLANTIC. THE BOW OF A GERMAN TYPE VIID SUBMARINE SUNK BY A SUNDERLAND ANTI SUBMARINE FLYING

 

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Plymouth, England. C. 1943-03. 205800 Sergeant A. E. Couldrey of No. 10 (Sunderland) Squadron RAAF based at an RAF Station, who was awarded the DFM on 1943-02-10 for his achievements while flying as an air gunner on operational missions since 1940-04

Wales. 1941-10-03. A Sunderland pilot receiving instruction on the type of machine gun fitted to the squadron aircraft of No. 10 Squadron RAAF at RAF Station Pembroke Dock which operates with RAF Coastal Command.

RAF Station, Pembroke Dock, Wales. C. 1940-01. RAAF airmen wheeling out a Sunderland Flying Boat of No. 10 Squadron RAAF.

Plymouth, England. C. 1940-07. A crew member of a Sunderland aircraft of No. 10 Squadron RAAF based at RAF Station Mount Batten operating a camera from the mid-ships gun position.

Plymouth, England. C. 1940-07. Maintenance work being carried out on the tail of a Sunderland aircraft of No. 10 Squadron RAAF, based at RAF Station Mount Batten, with RAF Coastal Command.

 

[dinomartino1]

Port Moresby. 1945-07-10. 125110 Leading Aircraftman M. M. Sullivan of Manly, NSW, and member of No. 40 Squadron RAAF, is standing on the entry ladder to a Short Sunderland flying boat transport. He nominates for best moustache in the RAAF.

ENGLAND. TWO RAAF AIRCRAFT FITTERS AT WORK ON AN ENGINE. THEY ARE PROBABLY MEMBERS OF NO. 10 SQUADRON RAAF AND IT IS LIKELY THAT THE ENGINE THEY ARE WORKING ON IS A PEGASUS ENGINE FROM ONE OF THE SQUADRON'S SHORT SUNDERLAND FLYING BOATS. (BRITISH MINSITRY OF INFORMATION PHOTOGRAPH)

Wales. 1941-10-02. In the Operations Room at No. 10 Squadron RAAF, a Sunderland squadron operating at RAF Station Pembroke Dock with RAF Coastal Command, a WAAF hands papers to an Officer.

At Sea. C. 1944-09. Survivors of U-boat sunk after being attacked with depth charges by a RAAF Sunderland aircraft of Coastal Command

Wales. 1941-10-02. The pilot is joined by the second pilot in the cockpit of a Sunderland aircraft of No. 10 Squadron RAAF, at RAF Station Pembroke Dock with RAF Coastal Command who watches as the captain "revs up" before taking off.

Wales. 1941-10-02. Group portrait of the crew of a Sunderland aircraft of No. 10 Squadron RAAF based at RAF Station Pembroke Dock which operates with RAF Coastal Command.

RAF Station Mount Batten, Plymouth, England. C. 1945-05. A Mark III Sunderland flying boat of No. 10 Squadron RAAF about to take to the water again after an overhaul.

 

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RAF STATION PEMBROKE DOCK, WALES. 1943-05-06. PORTRAIT OF 400297 FLIGHT LIEUTENANT E. C. SMITH, THORPEDALE, VIC, CAPTAIN OF "M FOR MABEL" A SHORT SUNDERLAND AIRCRAFT NO. 461 SQUADRON RAAF OF COASTAL COMMAND.

OBAN, SCOTLAND. 1941-02. THE BAY IN FRONT OF THE YACHT CLUB, WITH SUNDERLAND AND CATALINA AIRCRAFT MOORED IN THE FIRTH OF LORNE. HERE SUNDERLAND AIRCRAFT OF NO. 10 SQUADRON RAAF WERE SLIPPED FOR MAINTENANCE AS THE SQUADRON LOCATED A DETACHMENT AT OBAN FROM THE END OF JULY 1940 TO APRIL 1941.

WALES. 1943-06-05. PORTRAIT OF 6350 LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN H. J. LACEY, BRISBANE, QLD, WORKING ON THE PORT INNER ENGINE OF A SHORT SUNDERLAND AIRCRAFT OF NO. 461 SQUADRON RAAF AT RAF STATION PEMBROKE DOCK

WALES. 1943-05-06. PORTRAIT OF 6735 CORPORAL M. A. I. INNES, MELBOURNE, VIC, CARRYING OUT AN INSPECTION ON THE TAIL FIN OF A SHORT SUNDERLAND AIRCRAFT OF NO. 461 SQUADRON RAAF OF COASTAL COMMAND AT RAF STATION PEMBROKE DOCK.

AN AERIAL VIEW OF PLYMOUTH SOUND, WITH MOUNT BATTEN IN THE FOREGROUND, TAKEN FROM A SUNDERLAND OF NO 10 SQUADRON RAAF IN 1940. TWO OTHER SUNDERLANDS CAN BE SEEN AT THEIR MOORINGS. THE CRUISER, HMS NEWCASTLE, IN THE CENTRE OF THE PHOTOGRAPH WAS USED TO SUPPLEMENT THE ANTI-AIRCRAFT DEFENCES OF PLYMOUTH

BAY OF BISCAY. 1944-08-28. A SUNDERLAND AIRCRAFT PILOTED BY FLIGHT LIEUTENANT W. B. TILLEY OF NO. 10 SQUADRON RAAF TAKING OFF AFTER RESCUING SURVIORS OF A WELLINGTON FROM NO. 172 SQUADRON RAF WHO WERE SHOT DOWN BY A GERMAN U-BOAT ON THE PREVIOUS DAY. THE RISK ATTACHED TO LANDING A SUNDERLAND IN THE OPEN SEA IS ILLUSTRATED BY THE EFFECT PRODUCED BY THE IMPACT OF THE HULL ON THE HEAVY SWELL

 

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Wales. 1941-10-02. Portrait of Sergeant "Snowy" Couldrey, air-gunner, manning a machine-gun in a Sunderland aircraft of No. 10 Squadron RAAF based at RAF Station Pembroke Dock operating with RAF Coastal Command.

Plymouth, England. 1944-12-19. 6261 Flight Sergeant J. Shepard, Sydney, NSW, calibrating a Marconi radio transmitter before installation in an aircraft of Sunderland No. 10 Squadron RAAF based at RAF Station Mount Batten.

BAY OF BISCAY. 1943-05-29. SURVIVORS FROM TWO AIRCRAFT WHICH CRASHED INTO THE SEA ABOUT TO BE TAKEN ON BOARD SUNDERLAND AIRCRAFT T9114-E OF NO 461 SQUADRON RAAF. THE SURVIVORS WERE LATER TRANSFERRED TO THE FRENCH DESTROYER 'LA COMBATTANTE'.

AIRFRAME FITTER P. LEVY REPLACING PATCHES AFTER INSPECTING HINGES ON THE RUDDER OF A NO 10 SQUADRON RAAF SUNDERLAND AT MOUNT BATTEN,

Plymouth, England. 1944-12-19. WAAF operator keeping in touch with aircraft of No. 10 (Sunderland) Squadron RAAF, based at RAF Station Mount Batten, out on patrol.

Plymouth, England. C. 1940-07. Portrait of Flying Officer A. G. H. Wearne (left) and Flight Lieutenant H. Birch, pilots of No. 10 Squadron RAAF, based at RAF Station Mount Batten, which operates Sunderland aircraft with RAF Coastal Command.

LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN B.A. THORNTON OF NO 10 SQUADRON RAAF FIRING A VICKERS GAS OPERATED .303 MACHINE GUN FROM THE WAIST POSITION OF A SUNDERLAND AIRCRAFT

PEMBROKE DOCK, WALES. 1944-02-17. 425023 FLYING OFFICER J. KENNEDY, BRISBANE, QLD, AT THE CONTROLS OF HIS AIRCRAFT, "C" FOR CHARLIE, A SUNDERLAND FLYING BOAT BELONGING TO NO. 461 "ANZAC" SQUADRON RAAF AT THE RAF STATION.

At sea, Bay of Biscay. 1943-07-01. Two Sunderlands attacked a U-boat and sank it. The fight, which was graphically recorded on the aircraft's cameras, ended in the submarine exploding-with all the violence of a depth charge going off, but the film ran out one second before the U-boat blew up. The pilot of one Sunderland from No. 461 Squadron RAAF was an Australian, 401346 Flight Lieutenant (Flt Lt) I. A. F. Clarke of Footscray, Vic and the other pilot was Flt Lt R. D. Hanbury of Ringwood, Hants. After the attacks the U-boat was seen to be down by the stern with smoke pouring from her aft. Members of the crew were in the water. It was shortly after this that the submarine blew up and sank vertically by the stern.

 

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Wales. 1941-10-03. A pilot receiving instruction on the type of machine guns fitted to the Sunderland aircraft of No. 10 Squadron RAAF at RAF Station Pembroke Dock which operates with RAF Coastal Command.

Wales. 1941-10-02. In his little "office" Flight Lieutenant J. B. Jewell, the navigator of a Sunderland aircraft of No. 10 Squadron RAAF at RAF Station Pembroke Dock with RAF Coastal Command, carefully plots his course.

Airborne over the Atlantic. C. 1940-07. A meal being prepared in the galley during an operational flight of a Sunderland aircraft of No. 10 Squadron RAAF based at RAF Station Mount Batten.

PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND. 1940-11-28. WORKING PARTY FROM NO. 10 SQUADRON, RAAF, CLEARING UP THE WRECKAGE OF A SUNDERLAND FLYING-BOAT BURNT OUT DURING AN AIR RAID ON RAF STATION MOUNT BATTEN

Plymouth, England. 1944-12-19. 432672 Flight Sergeant F. Johnson, Chatswood, NSW, working on the Synthetic Trainer Radio Control Station at Sunderland No. 10 Squadron RAAF based at RAF Station Mount Batten.

Plymouth, England. 1945-01-18. Aussie, a Blue Checker cock pigeon, takes a peep out of his carrier, ready to be taken aboard a Sunderland aircraft of No. 10 Squadron RAAF as an emergency measure on an operational flight.

RAF Station Mount Batten, Plymouth, England. C. 1945-05. Maintenance crews of No. 10 Squadron RAAF work together to haul a Sunderland aircraft ashore up the slipway into a hangar for overhaul. Many of the Australian ground crews wear berets while working.

 

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ENGLAND. C.1940. ENGINE FITTERS OF NO 10 SQUADRON RAAF INSPECT AN ENGINE OF A SUNDERLAND FLYING BOAT

Wales. 1941-10-03. Portrait of an armourer of No. 10 Squadron RAAF at RAF Station Pembroke Dock which operates Sunderland aircraft with RAF Coastal Command.

Wales. 1941-10-03. Portrait of Leading Aircraftman "Pancho" Strang, an engine fitter, of No. 10 Squadron RAAF at RAF Station Pembroke Dock which operates Sunderland aircraft with RAF Coastal Command.

Wales. 1941-10-02. Proceeding to their aircraft prior to an operational mission is an aircrew of No. 10 Squadron RAAF, a Sunderland squadron operating at RAF Station Pembroke Dock with RAF Coastal Command. Second from left is Flight Sergeant Stan Goodham, navigator.

RAF Station Mount Batten, Plymouth, England. C. 1945-05. Interior of a hangar, where a Mark III Sunderland flying boat of No. 10 Squadron RAAF is being overhauled.

RAF Station Mount Batten, Plymouth, England. C. 1945-05. Maintenance crews of No. 10 Squadron RAAF work together to haul a Sunderland aircraft ashore up the slipway into a hangar for overhaul. Many of the Australian ground crews wear berets while working.

Plymouth, England. 1945-02-20. The Squadron crest of No. 10 Squadron RAAF, the famous Squadron which operated Sunderland flying-boats in their role with RAF Coastal Command at RAF Station Mount Batten.

Wales. 1941-10-02. Proceeding to their aircraft by truck prior to an operational mission is an aircrew of No. 10 Squadron RAAF, a Sunderland squadron operating at RAF Station Pembroke Dock with RAF Coastal Command. In the centre is Flight Sergeant Stan Goodham, navigator.

PEMBROKE DOCK, WALES. 1939-12. FOUR OF THE ORIGINAL SUNDERLAND AIRCRAFT CAPTAINS OF NO 10 SQUADRON, RAAF. L TO R: FLG OFF IVAN S. PODGER, FLT LTS W (BILL) H. GARING, CHARLES W. PEARCE AND W (BILL) N. GIBSON.

 

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BAY OF BISCAY. 1943-05-29. A LIFEBOAT FROM FRENCH DESTROYER 'LA COMBATTANTE', TRANSFERRING FROM SUNDERLAND T9114-E OF NO 461 SQUADRON, RAAF, SIXTEEN SURVIVORS OF TWO OTHER AIRCRAFT WHICH CRASHED INTO THE SEA. THE SUNDERLAND SUFFERED HULL DAMAGE DURING ITS SUBSEQUENT TAKEOFF CAUSING THE CAPTAIN, 400841 PILOT OFFICER G.V. SINGLETON, TO DECIDE TO LAND ON ANGLE AIRFIELD RATHER THAN ALIGHT ON WATER AT HIS HOME BASE. LITTLE FURTHER DAMAGE RESULTED FROM THE LANDING.

Plymouth, England. C. 1941-02. Group portrait of the Maintenance Section of No. 10 Squadron (Sunderland) RAAF at RAF Station Mount Batten which operates over the Atlantic with the RAF Coastal Command. The aircraft behind them is P9604.

Plymouth, England. C. 1940-07. Portrait of Flying Officer Vic Hodgkinson, a crew member of a Sunderland aircraft of No. 10 Squadron RAAF based at RAF Station Mount Batten with the cage for carrier pigeons which are carried on the aircraft as an emergency measure during operational flights.

RAF Station Mount Batten, Plymouth, England. C. 1945-05. Maintenance crews of No. 10 Squadron RAAF work together to haul a Sunderland aircraft ashore up the slipway into a hangar for overhaul. Many of the Australian ground crews wear berets while working.

1944? IN THE COCKPIT OF NO. 461 SQUADRON, RAAF, MK V SUNDERLAND AIRCRAFT 'P' PETER, FLIGHT LIEUTENANT FREDERICK MELTON (DERRY) SYME (LEFT) AND FLYING OFFICER MERV PIKE, NO. 461 SQUADRON RAAF.

Plymouth, England. C. 1940-03. 205709 Corporal R. H. Asker of No. 10 Squadron RAAF at RAF Station Mount Batten cooking a meal in the kitchen of a Sunderland aircraft

PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND. 1944-03-16. 401584 FLIGHT SERGEANT J. S. ROLLAND, SALE, VIC, NAVIGATOR OF A SUNDERLAND AIRCRAFT OF NO. 10 SQUADRON RAAF AT RAF STATION MOUNT BATTEN, PLOTS THE COURSE THAT LEADS TO AUSTRALIA.