Warplanes of the Raaf Fighters 1921-1969

8/3/2019 Warplanes of the Raaf Fighters 1921-1969

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-iilY years of constant change in fighter conception is ,b-i(l'fntlti(tJUy i .Uust,atcrtl in this shot S h ' O K ing a modern R I . A .A.F~ Avon powered Sabre atrt l lJfi le Deperdussin, relic of a n earlier age at Point Cook, Victoria the home ojthe R~A .A..,F~


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'The , ,1[0- I .ustralian mili t If)' aVI uron 'r,' U ) be : _-'D a" PointCook' ictoria rnore than half '8 centur ago, The first erganiz ~'military 'Hy ing cours ': commenc _d the re in ,,'~gus 1914., Tbmachin - for this "Central FI, i n ! , _ Scho l" co s i te d of a Bri IBoxkite, two Deperdu sins, and twe BE~ , '~ Upon th e ,e ragile_ ria.I mounts man.. '. f_ ustralia's pioneers I, f the ir earnedto Bv..

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In 19 J I9 a ll fo u[', Istru lian s u dron ~ -lu ,' m an alb. renlisted men return ed horne: many of lh, ' d~' j' u Is ormi igth e JIUCl- u , 'o f '1h ~R - '31 ,' > u ' _r al i _ Air .- "I e found - d t'A'O \ fearSI,J ater I Gradual ly as a res u l ~ of m ountin world te nsion . .heR~ ~ , , ,A F " grew unti l it ha d reached 30 - o i f f i c : ' e r , $ an' 3~OOO M _ nby September 19: '-9. . " IS,a, fighting a ir fore '.b R"","A~F.really came of ag - in (be ensu ing f i , , , e ') ea - -~ ," S countn lIpi _:Ibecame on of -.__ orld's 1 . ading -,. I - aining centres and sr 'on~ "y s; -a Ji an s. w er e L ." kirrg their placr in R~i\,.F. R, .CwA F" andoverseas R~"~.,'-.FI I quadron :, .,

Under the Empire ',jJ" T,~ 'millg Scheme agreement Australiaformed seventeen squadrons in, lb, 'U.K. and, the Mkldle EastR,A ..A.F" bomber pil ots and crew mad _'a 5ignifju:-a~nt COD. ributiontO I the stre Doth of Bombe r Comm nd, R, , ,A , . , " ,~F. f abter pi l o ts alsobuilt ' L , , ' _ , 'at repu' .a t ion, in the 'figb[~r sq u adron " in U~: ~

But probs bly we pan pJ.a.]fed y t b l : _ . " . ,A.A.F. in the Pa1:1I '_":I 'f is m o r " 7 II ' r m " ' J l ' ;G" , 1 " 1 1 1 most -' ,ustrall ' 0 " s In 1 1 t b e,-Ila,. .J, U ._- g~ . ItL. U ,,~Il.1I~ .. ' ~U 1 ( ;. 1 .. . _ . - i __ ' - _ ~ ',- q _adrons in. : '~al~l,a ' '~r - immediate] 1 tbro, ~n into the Ull, -,' IC O iv e S_ l l g g ) , _ ' l I , Befo -' L" ", g compe l l ed to vitbd -'3\\' howthe infflered tellinj . 0 ' S ' on th Jaoan se , t Mjtn~ Bayfn,~ decish e J. p~nese d, tear of th Second' orld _'ar waIl ict d with the a ssista nc e e lf R",A~As! rittyh3wk,-~ Frem N11 tralia mind base a_ticks '.;ere pr -ss d home with. ,. . I b '~ . . .t ' h I 1erea D' lllt n' 'Ly ~ ~3U.DID U3, te tune lo r tne arnva _ 0info c m Dr f om the ~ '~ustr.a[~n a''cr.aft'act.or a ll l , r , ' , Io ts - Ieaut igh '~ '! 8 omeran ,r irr~n d " ui t t 'U" p le rnen the '.-t ybll ' ' k s_ 'DS ce Cate Hn. s " i tehel ls, Bo sto ns a nd Libernd Spi ' res from U ",,~ inaliy- when Japan" , ' I d, thre figh- 'qu drons were sent tc form pau- ,oti ,n for - t~ " 'I f ,t11"," being withdr n in .N j 7 uadron . :- ustangs ..~ , acc was soon shettered 110W ' ,ver by tb ' outbret k ofin K ore an d t~ - 0" 7 I lquadron _Mustan ' S e re imm d ior ,-n :~ in to ac ''D to sup - , , -lit th e U ,N ,[ll-rcesl N - ' ~ 7'q uarmin _ m _alu i , I:I'~ or " ], ,S t a ' 01 al of ,4 pilots in the Ko

, ~-I R~ I' ;O~ ,"F.. units h ave .-] so , t, k "n p art in the Berlin --nti- 0 nmist terrori '- war in M l i a y a , and garrison din Malta, :: I' rc re ce ntly R." .A~F~ , Caribou transportsIr 'DQu ',~5 heli opters h,~' e been emp!loyedl in . ietnam" herever the ",A,,_.F, ha s distinguished Itself il l whatapaci ty , j'. la s always 'been served by its aircraft and the m enha. 'e kept th. m in, flying eondition. This bee k on 0,( 3 seripi toria] selection of ~'Warp- Ian le " f the R~A.A.F/;


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Slxtl'- joUJ Htn 'ker ,D . mons " ' " , e -e recei : - ' 1 1 b_; the R ..A ~ A _ ' ~ troln 19 .1 5 ta 1 :3 ' . ~ Here i 10 line-up oj nine of these b -auri f,~' l lJ finished' silver macoj No.1 S'lfJaClrOfl taken i _J 9 1 i


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Upon the outbreak 01 the Pacific [ar the R' i ' r ,a~~/a.VJ1'//'11 ~'~agicresults ., as pressed into service as 0' fislfler i n t ercep to r . This No . . 2' 1 Squadmachine. display i"l l 'g' the red a nd blue type roundels oj , h i ? ' pr l'ar ,P ' riod is shown t:}'I1a rrl l inif ' tg ! fi g ht o 'v ,~ rVictor ia. Armomeru consisted !ol:elthree .303 CQ' / . machine uns.


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Alf.stralial1 s rmou r e r : o .f " " '0.. "qUadl'tJ'H in Lib) iI J prepare Tomaha k , ': _'_j il th e lf~ l~() , : (J gQtf,e~"illS' su . ' -'~'l2jf G',A ustraiia' ~t -, Paces obtheir fi rs t ,, 'i'll,'f l : y iM ' , I ' Ies. machines C ol ou s ch em e oi t h i s d1-'Lraft tL ,a s dark e'a,"~,h, mid stone and a z u r e b l" f ' .


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Aircrait ' " I e l l , f . _ I , ~ou - . '" ( ' C S I t Har. "fi rst con '.'n d th .' i' " ' . ' l l> M k ' f . ' . fi r} l' _r bo n b ,desert ](}(Jn1rJlIfi{l- ehem: '~ ugosl{J'~ain 19 ~~4'.Aus Qe ltr '" .ear' mechin. is _..OK in


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This dramatic sho: shows (J . SQ1\ "oo .f ro c .ets l e, l vi ng _ t .A l s tr al i _ "'eQufig~e of . o. 4,55 Squatira" ,,' it tJltal -_ed to CO _ J Q 1 ' Com 'mand . ~ TIlcrall' is V.B~,E; NE ,543' J fitlj',sh~. " J in tl i us 1 -oiours ior '17 , t .. _ :iF _'r al t ~ _ .. t fjip.()r1iJ7:g i nvas ian s tripes .


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Ground crew act as lookouts [ar the pilot oj t'1Ii~,Spit{ifift .l'X 01 -: .o. 51 ' Squodro as he taxies out to take afj t ' O I I " ' 2 a ICorSiCQ'H ai rs t r ip , This 'ftac'J,E-1JQ- MH 324 11as fin iJhed in a dlstincs! 'e sch. rn oj _ edi ter rai eas_ blue 1 1 t , h i c h li a s appl icable I ')Jli'h altitude , j i g n t e r : s ' , .


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H'astily c ra te d . a n d loaded' 011. a sh ip bo u sd for Australia this Hurr i e s Je I c, V", 476 ' .. s 0' ~ oi the fe w to sun i e ' the disastrous Ma la ya n . c am p aAltl;(J,ugh the Hurricane ~ilQS us db,., hundre is 0.1AUJtrtilial a i ,men this machine ,_.QS the on l_ O~e to reach AU~SI,.alia~It appeared in s: t f~Je,a. ldiffer"QlnIT~F ~rl1~ntP-\?nnd i, 'l1l'f),wIT here lin dllrk earth- f O l i r t 3 1 l ' e ureen lln'd ez tre blue.


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,Spitfire :V'c" 'so j No. 79 S qu a dro n. a w a it action I~ t a Ne Guinea ts ia nd b as e on IJ II, ]a'UI 'I l" _ 19.44,. Tile basic co l our scheme jOt" the maioritR ..AiA ..F ..Mk, Vc Spitfires l QS' R.A.P. dark I anh i R; __~'_-.foli reen and ~'ih R~AF" azure blue undersu r teces . The white lails andleoding edges ",~-I an, permii n'a l ld t! I - l ,1 i{ i mion requirem; nt.


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l 'me ' res f ,ed .Amer icans e xtJ 'mi ne ,Q'2 e::Xa,mple 0' , uW hi s p e .iliC ,De.a th I a Paclflc Be lQU (ignfe r 01 No. 30 Squadro n b ased a t .t 4 i ta p e . This B'titisr.nsclli'le is L Y '-M " J u n,d is s e : , i a , U e d A J 9 , - 1 ' 4 , . . ' "


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A flight of C.A. . - . IJ B:OQ.me'TantlS oi No. ,5 Sq uo dro o ve r n or the rt Qt f lf !e I13 ia , fl 'l d ~n J944~ Th e Boomerang, designed , f J3 a s top -g t lJp fi,ghtel" n a ajor ir s superb ' lvo~1"k lit law altitude reconnaissance lo"d w.mJ) co-operation,


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R ocke t a rm ed ca''_''OI'1 firin,g Beaufightl/T:;Y ere rile scou rg 0' the Iep an e se in th Soutit Wal Paci f ic Ar ttl lOT in . their folia,' g,rie)e:"~l1d'",1)ct l ' l tWl i fJage;< detection OiV't;-," the K1ater a t zero la l l l l , 'u ,,' tt :r mos t difJi,cul ' f ~ At' sea le e, t 11 ei s perior speed almost invar iablv enabled t~'_n toofj suneriar n l. fm b er s 0t Zero n i l " ters.


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Kl l tyhay. , . ks of ",~,,:,.80 Squadron R.. ~A~..'. at 1 f)'. mi oo r 1 '. . . . . . n L. til _ . [ ' \ . m re r J ,. '4occupied territor . The squadron ,:- :0 le " ( J , Ii . ~~S B ' I U ' lelJ ,J 1 1 ' " b l. I: I i liplle'd ihit I l t~, .ombed It I , ' 0 ' , ' " ' T Ol" ul 'I tck. mi s io in Japtit nTrki'ng ,Sh01iL~5 OlU pI ! ' - /1 1 . .. .


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A f U g h l o f : -~ i l' l' _ , ~ _ ", " ~ S ,1' , -. ron ,- .e iden ~ 1 (J .f _ - I ltchl , ,-, .~--'ilh J U , : - , . , - n la I q , " - ' i ' , rh~ '.It .. d ra b fin a neu t r : l ,: ,e}' .P -40 - - : - ,s shl l ~ L I' C O J > 'j ~ c' ull ch,__ ,


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Flt. L s ..L. Crompton hi apit/ire Vll]: f 4. ' "1 Squad 'On' fronz ,f),rot i Is, Thi5,110/~ taken on 30t- Dece t tber 19' ~.'e,Oecti_ ely ,/to' the IU,' :3c a . m . , o l ~ f l t l l g i " 'SrChel ' l1;.( !-- Note the' white lea{lin-, , e dge ( 1 1 1 1 d the No. 0 Wi'lg OJ Ace o j Spades' f1 . larki l1 'g an the rudder, Co lou r s w re path "II dark(in(l dar,k sea gre', l, , _ I J l medium sea gf )? un(;I~f'3u'ftlC: ' S . .


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The ' I t .lajori'y 0/ A U:flrG"'i'tlJ1S l" 1 ' " 1 _ uropea 'hi atre served a s 1~ltl , i t~i(1als i n ,R "if." "~ squadrons such a s ..O,~ '-I} 0 fe'ount. oi Cheste J S'fJU;Qd'1':r; l: lo f whose S p it (i :r ,e X l V I r ' l 1 a c n i M e s f hann in this fill i"je-ln~l. 'Lo l ou r scbem e \11a s dQ ~~ kr] een , d Q ' , ' k ea I'" I)' and 'nedil~m 'eIQ


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:.qn. Ldr . J ..~t) in ,LB-Y I A 6 '---6J ,a Q' IO,',~fl{Jli ~oi Na.B J P i IUT' Win' lf. Ml~Jl.s1Ig3near 70,Ln U le 011 _-,7t h J t~ly 1945~ Tiu se A, ff,,{caR",1Qc/1,rnrt8 w re _,latlt~tI~' lllliJ.nli.fl,i~II"j - u tr lion ' uilt Mt: an ''_ i_ r alm os t iH'v'ulia:bI); sitver doped,


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OM,e ' 0 . / rh:e mas t , p 'r tJm is i, lt g' Vt!:,U'U1"IS 0. / the A u s t "d l it lf l a ir cr a it industry, the expe r imen ta i C'O"l1i/IOtnl'etllli1. .Ai .re,ait Corporation CA -, 1j P B h t e : rorigiltldl, de:sign'~d'as d MuatQT1.," replacement. Wllh~Q peed ,tDmi(JrtQbl)~ i J 1 : ' excess IO ! ,450 m.p.h. , it "J'BS one o :f the [astest p i s t an engined fi ,lft.el,' I J e wOTll'ct


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This is the machine, A6:8'-:8tJ9'in ,vlri 'ch ltf/inR Commander L o , U ' Spence, D,F'.C.J "'1eri'C,Q'l Legion oj ,RO'IlOlIY 't~JlU' kille" it1' e e t io n o n 9th Oc19,5,( ) . His M14,!tanr~based at Iwakuni, ,IIJP'flf,l took PQ,~tn a live bombifll' ouack at . A n g , t A ' F 1 ' B - n i '1lliln o t h e r s o f hi~ squadro, but cr., .'i'lt,d OlJetareet. A ~ijl'rfllli,tln:M,uslmlfls did IUD ra U',orl;;. in II! rOl,.-~d I ,',,,(i11g t:,'fll1(ud" r fo,t ,h,e' IU~N,.[oece i' l Korea:


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V am ,p i,re s o f ' ,I" .2 t F , ( , 1 1 t l ' - ' J '


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F~I' ,. B TN' e GO: erl was the fir st A ustraliQf1 pillot to D' cre diu d with a ,f t I ~i ,.r:ra/1'kill' in ' Q M eteor l he he aest,o . . _ .' iG 15 OJi' l' DJ_c n1'95'1.. The M'-teor J ' 0 "~aJ:ch tJ ' tile t~ne -M, i IG1S ' I, r later used t r PU,fi;shi"g grollll,1 str:afiIJg' ltl ks 'wil ':h 'OCKet and canon,


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Una(} . :ub l ' ,d l - 111ft fine'S! aircra it o j its (. pe in the w ar id IJU! French a signed i' ira' - is ."' be in ; c c nstructed r I F;Jh,- rmen 's Bend, Victoprogress ively re-equip f i : ' flier sq: edron: of the R~A~.~F. The di : tinctive k (Jngarao roundel h.' been in us e on R.~A..A " . , ~ i f i rail' since 1955..

Warplanes of the Raaf Fighters 1921-1969

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