Royal Australian Air Force

Ensign of Royal Australian Air Force

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is the air force of the Australian Defence Force. It started in 1912 as the Australian Flying Corps and saw its first action in World War I.^[1]

Early history

The first plan for an Australian air force was given to the Military Board in 1910. The plan was approved on 22 October, 1912, and five planes were ordered. A flying school was set up on 734 acres (297 ha) of land at Point Cook, Victoria, with the first students starting on 17 August, 1914.^[1]

Royal Australian Air Force Media

Logo of the Royal Australian Air Force
Roundel of the Royal Australian Air Force.
Roundel of Australia – Low Visibility
Queen's Colour for Royal Australian Air Force
Curtiss Kittyhawk Mk IA of 75 Squadron RAAF, which F/O Geoff Atherton flew over New Guinea in August 1942.
The Brewster F2A Buffalo participated in air campaigns over Malayan, Singapore and Dutch East Indies
Two RAAF Mirage III fighters in 1980
An RAAF F/A-18 with a USAF KC-135, two F-15Es, an F-117, two F-16s and a RAF Tornado over Iraq
A Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18F Super Hornet at the 2013 Avalon Airshow

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Australian Military Aviation and World War One: Royal Australian Air Force". www.airforce.gov.au. Retrieved 2009-05-23.

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