Memorial For Lost Aircrew Around 3pm on November 27,1956 two Firefly aircraft flown by young British pilots collided off the coast of NSW. SBLT David Eagles was flying aircraft VX 381 that lost about seven feet of one wing and ditched a short time later, with both...
Legends at full throttle: Photographer captures pin-sharp images of the final 55 airworthy Spitfires using just a handheld camera Air-to-air photographer John Dibbs spent years hanging out of fighter planes to capture stunning shots of Spitfires Using skill and...
Jim Rae is an ex-RN aircraft handler. He served on HMS Eagle, HMS Victorious(twice) and HMS Ark Royal before leaving the RN in 1968. He then worked as a Fireman Local Authority, then a couple of industrial Fire sections at Sullom Voe Oil Terminal and Mount Pleasant...
HMAS Albatross personnel make mercy dash to Antarctica By Dallas McMaugh, SOUTH COAST REGISTERMarch 23, 2016, 10:50 a.m. THREE navy maintainers from 723 Squadron at HMAS Albatross have undertaken a rescue mission in Antarctica.However, the trio, Leading Seamen...
South Coast Register March 2 2016. US Air Medal presented to Albatross Vietnam crews By Robert Crawford Six members of the first rotation of Royal Australian Navy aircraft to serve in Vietnam have been honoured with the United States Air Medal. In a special ceremony...
Defence Force Welfare Association A member of the Alliance of Defence Service Organisations MEDIA STATEMENT ‘ARE YOU OK’ NOT ENOUGH FOR VETERANS SUICIDAL OVER CHRISTMAS Veterans suffering as a consequence of their service need far more than...
Here are some photographs from the Mandurah Remembrance Day, supplied by WA Division. As it turned out, the WRANS Association were having their annual gathering at Mandurah this year. Half the girls in the group had served at Albatross - names too numerous to...
The latest A-4N arrives at Wittmund - Combat Aircraft Monthly Magazine - July 2015. The latest McDonnell Douglas A-4N for Discovery Air Defence Services arrived at Wittmund air base in northern Germany on May 11, 2015. Wearing the Canadian civil registration C-FGZS,...
WANTED: Photos of Vietnam Flight UH-1 Gunships and Paint SpecsThe RAN Historic Flight are after colour photos and paint specifications of the UH1 Gunships used by the RANHFV with the 135th. We are going to paint 893 up in these colours in honour and memory of all the...
Read an Article on how our FAA personnel are getting on with Seahawk MH-60R(Romeos) in the USA: Click here:Romeos in US - Update
