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Old 12-29-12, 04:31 AM   #1
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Default Australian War Memorial visit 28 Dec 2012
Just got back home and have uploaded some images from the visit. I'll upload more over the next few days.

Painting of AE2 the Australian sub sunk during the Gallipoli campaign:


Model of her sister AE1:


One of my favourite paintings; Midnight at the Menin Gate:


Model of HMAS Australia:


Model of the Centaur Hospital ship torpedoed off Stradbroke Is:


One of the Japanese midgets subs that attacked Sydney in 1942:








Torpedo from same:


Secondary guns from KMS Emden and HMAS Sydney from WWI:
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Old 12-29-12, 04:42 AM   #2
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Nice pictures TarJak, hope to see more
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Great shots Grant, get some more up son
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3 wheel Enigma machine:


Calley float from HMAS Sydney. Recovered during the initial search for survivors:


V1 flying bomb:


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Nice!

Did you take any pics of G for George?
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Nice!

Did you take any pics of G for George?
Never mind that...who is this TarJak guy or woman?

Do you know?
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Nice!

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Nice pics mate, that zero looks really manacing Ooohhh and a 262 beautiful !

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Did you take any photos of the dioramas there?


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Crackin shots Grant, it looks like the lighting conditions were as challenging as those I encountered at RAF Hendon.
Lighting was a major PITA, but got more good shots than fuzzy ones so I'm relatively happy.

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I did:
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Those are smurfin cool!
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Isn't that a German soldier in the third diorama walking away with the wounded commonwealth guy?
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Yep.
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Yes. Either we were on the same side or he's a POW being used as an assistant medic. Common practise on both sides from what I've read. Not so much on the Eastern Front though.

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