Registration / Serial:L5659
Aircraft Original Type:Fairey Battle
Aircraft Generic Type:Fairey Battle
Aircraft Version:Fairey Battle Gunnery Trainer
C/n (msn):[ L5659 ]
Operator Titles:Australia - Air Force
Location:In Flight
Region / Country:Unknown State, Australia
Photo Date:November 1940 to March 1942
Photo from:Ben Dannecker (via David Carter)
Photo ID:562500Submit Correction
View count: 160
L5659 in target towing stripes. The aircraft was assembled in Victoria and allocated to the 1 Bombing and Gunnery School at Evans Head, NSW. In April 1942 it was allocated to 1 Operational Training unit and given a camouflaged finish. It continued to be used for target towing. L5659 crashed near Bairnsdale, Victoria, on January 28, 1943. Photo from the John Hopton collection
Registration / Serial:L5659
Aircraft Version:Fairey Battle Gunnery Trainer
C/n (msn):[ L5659 ]
Operator Titles:Australia - Air Force
Location:In Flight
Region / Country:Unknown State, Australia
Photo Date:November 1940 to March 1942
Photo from:Ben Dannecker (via David Carter)
Registration / Serial:L5659
Aircraft Original Type:Fairey Battle
Aircraft Generic Type:Fairey Battle
Aircraft Version:Fairey Battle Gunnery Trainer
C/n (msn):[ L5659 ]
Operator Titles:Australia - Air Force
Location:In Flight
Region / Country:Unknown State, Australia
Photo Date:November 1940 to March 1942
Photo from:Ben Dannecker (via David Carter)
Photo ID:562500Submit Correction
View count: 160
L5659 in target towing stripes. The aircraft was assembled in Victoria and allocated to the 1 Bombing and Gunnery School at Evans Head, NSW. In April 1942 it was allocated to 1 Operational Training unit and given a camouflaged finish. It continued to be used for target towing. L5659 crashed near Bairnsdale, Victoria, on January 28, 1943. Photo from the John Hopton collection
Registration / Serial:L5659
Aircraft Version:Fairey Battle Gunnery Trainer
C/n (msn):[ L5659 ]
Operator Titles:Australia - Air Force
Location:In Flight
Region / Country:Unknown State, Australia
Photo Date:November 1940 to March 1942
Photo from:Ben Dannecker (via David Carter)