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Maybe email the RAAF museum at Point Cook?
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03-06-2008, 02:59 AM
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Maybe email the RAAF museum at Point Cook? raafmus@ozemail.com.au
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03-06-2008, 11:09 AM
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Country:  | Really nice stuff here THX guys. 
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03-06-2008, 10:20 PM
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Country: | Thanks for the tips guys, the AWM site doesn't have any of 82 sqn Kittyhawks, however I found some profiles of 120(NEI) sqn aircraft. As I mentioned this was a combined Dutch/Australian sqn with the aircrew being Dutch and the majority of the groundcrew being from the RAAF. They saw action pretty late in the war, first at Meruake in Dutch New Guinea followed by a move to Biak were they undertook more intensive ground attack missions.
Profiles from WINGS PALETTE - Curtiss P-40 Warhawk/Kittyhawk/Tomahawk - Netherlands
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03-06-2008, 11:13 PM
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03-07-2008, 03:36 AM
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Country:  | Great Wildcat! That last one looks nice - even has the SNAFU expression! ('Situation Normal, All F***ed Up' for anyone not familiar with it- common expression round RNZAF/RAAF personnel during the pacific campaign) | |
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03-07-2008, 01:40 PM
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Country:  | I've only got one picture of the 120th squadron, but it's small and doesn't help much, sorry.
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03-08-2008, 08:34 PM
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Country: | Here are two more pics of 120(NEI) sqn aircraft I found from links supplied to me by Marcel. I thought some of you guys would be interested in seeing some more pics of an otherwise forgotten unit.
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03-09-2008, 04:21 AM
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Country: | The pictures are from a docu broadcasted on dutch television in 2001. It has some unique moving pictures of the unit. Don't know if you found it on the site I provided, wildcat, but for tose who want to see, click on the "Video"link on the folowing website (You'll need realplayer) /Geschiedenis Andere Tijden: Merauke
It's in unfortunaltely in dutch, but it has some nice footage. It tells the sory about 3 vets of the 120th, quite touching.
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03-09-2008, 05:06 AM
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Country: | Awesome stuff Marcel and Wildcat.
Also will make special mentions of the co operated B 25 bombers.
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03-09-2008, 05:56 AM
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Country: |  thanks Guys, interesting stuff, haven't seen those markings before. | |
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03-09-2008, 08:48 AM
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Country: | I checked out the vid Marcel, I can't understand Dutch but it had some nice colour footage. Even had a (blink and you'll miss it) shot of a RAAF vultee Vengeance from 12 sqn. Way cool
As for the B25 squadron- 18(NEI)- Heinz, I hadn't really mentioned them mainly because their contribution is relatively better known. From all accounts they carved an excellent reputation for themselves. That squadron was also different in that it had RAAF aircrew unlike 120 sqn.
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