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Our ‘Snippets of History’ are, as their name suggests, little snapshots of events or eras that are of historical interest to our readers. Simply click on any of the images below to be taken to that page.

There is a link on the top RHS of each ‘Snippets’ page to bring you back to this index, or click on the FAA Wings logo to go to the Website Home Page.

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Shine Angel – Rescue in Korea

Sea King Down

Calibrating HMAS Melbourne’s Mirror Landing System

The First Landing Underway: Edwin Dunning

A Century of RAN Flight Embarkations

VAT SMITH – Father of the Fleet Air Arm

Snippets of History: CAPT Garvon Kable RAN

HMAS Albatross (I) Photo Gallery

The RAN’s First Aircraft Carrier

Snippets of History: The Curious Case of the Wyatt Earp

The Avro 504L Experiment

Snippets of History – Brisbane’s Baby

Snippets of History – The Enigma Man

The World’s Greatest Aviator

Snippets of History – Sea Otter JN200

The First Launch, The First Landing

Ikara Trials

The Role of AJASS at RANAS Nowra

Spitfires at RANAS Nowra

History of Piston Engined Aircraft in the RAN

Snippets of History – The Geranium Embarkation

Snippet of History 2: Wessex Salvage

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