An aerial shot of Truscott clearly showing the layout of the air strip (13 July 1944)

This remarkable series of photos shows the departure of a 12 SQN Liberator from Truscott 20 may 1945

Fuel Drums Stockpiled beside the road at west bay 1 Jan 1945

The control tower & Jetty that P/O Brownson and the marine section constructed at west bay 19 June 1945

RAAF Barges unloading fuel drums on the beach at west bay 1 Jan 1945

The new jetty at west bay (note the raised portion for high tides at the end. 19th June 1945

Some of the fish caught by the occupants of Truscott 8th December 1944

View of meshed track that led to the 1MWS camp from the landing beach at West Bay 1 March 1945

Train Transport up to Darwin 1643

Marine Section Barge on the loran beach at Ris Graham Moore Island 8th September 1945

344 RS M Hiret HMAS BOMBO stores ship

Anson unable to land because of water on the strip

P51 un book. Jap RECCO shot down over Truscott on barge in west bay 20 July 1944. Note Barges in background.

Grader work – Truscott

Prisoner of war instructions to the Japanese

Grader at Truscott – 1946/47

An aerial shot of Truscott clearly showing the layout of the air strip (13 July 1944)

548 SQN Spitfires ready for action in their dispersal bays at Truscott (June 1945) (1 June 1945)

Six B-24 of 21 SQN at Truscott sometime in 1945

20 may 1945 – b54 plane

Dutch Mitchell’s out of Truscott 31 July 1944

Dutch Mitchell’s out of Truscott 31 July 1944

One of the Dutch B-25 Gun Ships equipped especially for low level anti shipping strikes 30 July 1944

W/o Bushell 1944 Possibly Darwin? Had mid air with wo posse over TRS 16 nov 1944. Wo Posse was killed. Bushell’s Spitfire crashed next to the NW ring taxiway. Pieces of his aircraft are still there today.

Liberator (b-24) at Truscott 1945 (20 may 45)

Hand Drawn Plane – John Beasley

Hand Drawn Plane – John Beasley

Hand Drawn Plane – John Beasley

The wing of W/O Bushell’s Spitfire in the bush at Truscott

Spitfire VIII’s at Truscott 1944.

Dinah Spitfires

One of the first spitfires to come to Truscott 10 July 1944

S/L Nichols Crew after their return from the final power station raid on the 8th of February 1945

RAAF liberator of Truscott strips 1945. Probably USAAF lib from 4th photo charting Squadron

SQB KDR STRAUS’s B24 ditching (23 March 1945)

The modernised Control Tower beside the strip at Truscott (6 March 1945)

SQB KDR STRAUS’s B24 ditching (23 March 1945)

Photograph of funerals of men killed in Liberator crash at Truscott May 1945.

Sismey B-24 Wreckage

Dutch Mitchell’s out of Truscott 31 July 1944

Dutch Mitchell’s out of Truscott 31 July 1944

One of the Dutch B-25 Gun Ships equipped especially for low level anti shipping strikes 30 July 1944

Walrus at Truscott 1945

PRU Mosquito Truscott 1945

Believed to be a shot of the single Ventura that departed Truscott for Convoy Patrol on the 25 April 1945

American Ventura passing through Truscott mid 1944

The modernised Control Tower beside the strip at Truscott (6 March 1945)

The crashed C-47 that had been found some 10 miles to the south west of the strip 27 Sep 1944

One of the 112 ASR flight Catalina’s calls through Truscott with some post outs from Champagney Island on their way through to Darwin 8 March 1945

Truscott 1945 DCS s/W of strip

CES and FRED with a few of the boys from Drysdale mission at the HF/DF camp

The HF/DF camp located a short distance from the HF/DF station April 1945

SGT Peter Bridgman at the HF/DF console

No. 2 Lashing Centre HD/DF hut Truscott

HF/DF Composite (Chief Lashing Centre). Gen Shed – RHS. Wash Area Centre. Kitchen/ mess – LHS. (wet season 1945)

An Outside and inside view of the Generating Plant for the Signals and Operations Centre. 13 Aug 1944

Front view of the zone filtering and signal operations building. In the fighter camp at Truscott 13 Aug 1944

SGT ERIC McNabb on the Radio in the Truscott Tower

Zone Filter and SIG OPS Building – Truscott

Inside Sig Ops Powerhouse – Truscott (end June 1945)

The visiting ground crew and their accommodation.

Clothes Washing at Truscott 7 Feb 1945

Trying Out the Thompson submachine gun on the range at Truscott (9 April 1945)

The 58 OBU Hospital after its completion in 1844 (6th August 1944)

Air Craft Recovery Vehicle. Largest Vehicle on Truscott.

Some of the boys (Bill Tucker, Cliff Leavy & Phill Newbold) digging drains at Truscott while waiting for Transport to 344 Radar station on montalievet Island 29 September 1944

Vic Pedersen’s salvation army rec hut in the 58 OBU camp at Truscott 30th July 1945

RAAF shower and washing facilities in the OBU Camp

548 SQN Spitfires ready for action in their dispersal bays at Truscott (June 1945) (1 June 1945)

DRM people at Truscott1945

“Anjo Palace” The 14 MWS Truscott outdoor picture theatre. The operator is Dick Manson

The little pine chapel at Truscott

May 1945 Ready for Tea. Me & Fred. Truscott

The Anjo Palace Theatre at Truscott

Bill Kennedy on roof of new butchers shop

Vic Pedersen beside his Salvo’s truck at Truscott

The transmitting station at the Truscott nestled under the camouflage of the local bush

Early tent accommodation for the army at Truscott

Reigh Lahiff October 1944

More Spitfire Ground Crew who worked under SGT Nash at Truscott

H-2 Gun Positions at Truscott. Note the gun radar equipment in background cleared area. 24 August 1944

Number 2 Gun (3.7”) crew, H-2 Truscott. 24 August 1944

Geoff Word, Ted Burrell and Ray Lahiff (Head cut off) at H-2 24 August 1944

Number 4 Gun (3.7”) 40 crew, h-2 Truscott (24 Augst 1944)

Jack Webster, Ted Burrell and Raigh Lahiff with Predictor at H-2 October 18th 1944

H-2 No. 3 Gun Crew. 1944

Occasionally there was a chance to have a few beers (8th December 1944)

One of the water supply points provided by the army for their units. The army water truck was driven by “Rowley” who can be seen sitting on his charge (11 October 1944)

The newly completed mess hut in which the concert was held 15th October 1944

One of the tents Jan 1944

Spitfire at a moments notice to scramble : Truscott – Date unknown 10 July 1944

The Concert Stage 15th October 1944

The newly arrived donkeys at Truscott 12 October 1944

The army water boring plant at Truscott 14 October 1944

Lt Cook (54th AA REGT) and some of the indigenous workers from Drysdale at Truscott in October 4th 1944.

The Victorious Regt/ 134 BTY Cricket Team at Truscott 16 November 1944

Gun Drill September 1944

The Donkey Races 23rd December 1944

Ron Eubergang with Gun Tractor

154 Radar Station Aerial Array

Truscott 1944 Mick Renaults Crew

Damaged Edge of Marsden Matting

Truscott Sep 1944 L-10 POSN 54 Comp AA Regt

The GCI Controllers Console at 154 Radar Station

154/319 Radar Station mess hut. 27 December 1944

154 Radar Station Receiver van, Transmitter Van and two generator trailers

The 154 Radar Station operators Tent (27 December 1944)

The 154 radar station GMC on its way to Anjo Beach with one party of swimmers. 17th August 1045

Portrait of F/Lt WW Waldron (Snow) C.O. 154 Radar Truscott in 1945.

319 Radar Station 16 May 1945

The 154 Radar GMC truck July 1944

West Bay – Current Day – Sunset – Note the Jetty Posts

Six B-24 of 21 SQN at Truscott sometime in 1945

The new sand landing mat at west bay. Note the numerous landing barges in the background/ 14th August 1944

Maj Thorne and his men departing west bay for Drysdale mission 24th November 1944

Marine Section Barges unloading Fuel from the Admiral Chase in West Bay 30 Jube 1945

HMAS Air Sailor at West Bay 8 October 1945

A later photo 1945 of what is believed to bt the Krair (Background RHS) and HMAS Coongoola (closest LHS) at anchor in west bay 24 March 1944

Drysdale Mission Lugger West Bay 1945

ASR Vessel – 017-29 27th May 1945

Refuelling a mine laying “Cat” in west bay from fuel lighter 17 November 1944

HMAS COOTAMUNDRA

ADMRIAL CHASE – West Bay – 1945