North Africa, West Desert, 24 November 1941. A Royal Australian Air Force’s Curtiss Kittyhawk strafing. Very probably is a photo taken not during a true mission, but during a firing drill. Victor Sierra

Strafing on Western Desert

Western Desert, North Africa. circa 1943. Night operations on a landing ground in the Western Desert shows a Lockheed Hudson aircraft of No. 459 (Hudson) Squadron Royal Australian Air Force, a Naval Co-operation Squadron, coming in to land with the aid of a chance light. Victor Sierra

Chance light

This Luftwaffe’s transport aircraft Junkers Ju 52/3m was captured intact by the Australian forces at Ain-El Gazala, Libya, repainted with the Royal Australian Air Force’s roundels and nicknamed "Libyan Clipper". The aircraft was used by 450 Squadron RAAF to transport mail, food supplies and small items from Cairo and back to the front line, doing two or three trips each week. Lord Casey, Governor General of Australia, came in this aircraft to see the men of the squadron. 1943. Victor Sierra