Libya 1942: the Curtiss Tomahawks of the No 3 Squadron Royal Air Force scrambling. Victor Sierra

Scramble

Egypt, 23 December 1941: a pilot of the No 3 Squadron Royal Australian Air Force climbing into his Curtiss Tomahawk for a mission over the Western Desert. Victor Sierra

Australian fighter

A squadron of Bren gun carriers, manned by the Australian Light Cavalry, rolls through the Egyptian desert in January of 1941. The troops performed maneuvers in preparation for the Allied campaign in North Africa. 