In the background

[Mark W. Tonner]

... in the background

[Bob Carriere]

What is the white "T" in the lead men's face and the officer's face...?

Are they wearing some kind of disposable cellophane goggles...?

I tried enlarging but can't make it out.....

Bob

[Bob Carriere]

Could have the pictures been alterated by "censors"........??

....enlargement of the truck shows that both sides of the engine cover unit markings have been white painted and arenot a second set of headlights....

Could they have disfigured the lead men to prevent recognition of the soldiers..?? and if so why just the front two.....

Bob

[alvin5182]

Gents:

Found these while perusing RAAF related site. Both photos taken in Australia late war.







Al Davis

[Phil Waterman]

Originally Posted by alvin5182

Gents:

Found these while perusing RAAF related site. Both photos taken in Australia late war.







Al Davis

Al- Interesting find of photos several others in the series that Will be of interest to CMP nuts

Cheers Phil

[Keith Webb]

Originally Posted by Phil Waterman

Al- Interesting find of photos several others in the series that Will be of interest to CMP nuts

Cheers Phil

Have found some information on that aircraft which indicates the date and location of the shot as:

A29-180 P-40K-10 42-10227 1/43 served with 77 Sqn and 2 OTU; on 7/2/43 allocated to 77 Sqn from 1 AD; on 13/2/43 starboard wing was damaged by a loose blast tube; on 22/7/43 it was used as a test bed for prototype installation of IFF equipment; on 3/8/43 allocated to SDF from 1 AD; on 6/3/44 its tail wheel was damaged when it retracted after landing while with 15 ARDRP; on 18/9/44 received by 2 OTU; on 18/8/45 received by 1 CRD and from 2 OTU; on 4/6/48 finally destroyed on the Werribee bombing range.

From ADF Serials

From the look of the rear fuselage I'd say this was taken after the tailwheel retracted in March 1944, although the markings are consistent with No2 OTU.

[Keith Webb]

Link.

[Keith Webb]

Originally Posted by alvin5182

Gents:

Found these while perusing RAAF related site. Both photos taken in Australia late war.
Al Davis

Hi Al

Can you please provide a reference link to the original page/s these images were found on?

Thanks

[Rich Payne]

Originally Posted by Bob Carriere

What is the white "T" in the lead men's face and the officer's face...?

Are they wearing some kind of disposable cellophane goggles...?

I tried enlarging but can't make it out.....

Bob

Just noticed this question. Most of the marching men seem to be wearing Eye-Shields, Anti Gas. The first two have them over their eyes and the others raised on their helmets. They seem to have been fairly commonly used early in the war as dust shields.

Sorry no CMPs in this picture but the best illustration that I could find.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

From Life Magazine @ Google:

King Hussein (C) reviewing Bedouin troops loyal to him.
Location: Jordan
Date taken: 1957
Photographer: Loomis Dean

[Keith Webb]

Nice find Hanno. Truly not the focus of the photograph!

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Keith Webb

Nice find Hanno. Truly not the focus of the photograph!

Took a second or two before you saw it, didn´t it?

H.

[Bill Murray]

About 30-45 seconds, Hanno.
Damn, I hate it when my eyes are getting so old/bad.

Just for fun, precisely what/which CMP have you captured here???

Bill