The Yarram Centenary of Flight on 17.3.2018 celebrated 100 years of flight in Yarram, in particular the first war operation of military aircraft in Australia, in commemorating the search for the German commerce Raider SMS Wolf. A Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2b “Battleplane”, serial A778, presented to the Commonwealth by Mr A M Simpson, was sent […]
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The Yarram Centenary of Flight
Posted by Dion Makowski on May 14th, 2018
Posted in airshows, Anniversary Event, warbirds 
Tags: Australian Military Force's Central Flying School, Point Cook, Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2B, Yarram Centennary of Flight 
Comments Off on The Yarram Centenary of FlightRAAF Museum’s Newest Addition, A Spitfire MK VIII LF Replica
Posted by Les Neistat on September 23rd, 2016
Last Friday, the 16th of September, I witnessed the unveiling of the RAAF Museum’s newest addition – a Spitfire MK VIII LF replica, A58 –492. Gifted by the Friends of the RAAF Museum, the Spitfire replica is on display outside the Museum to represent a Mk VIII Spitfire operated by Number 79 Squadron in the […]
Posted in Museums Tags: 79 Squadron, Hawk Mk.127, Mirage fighter, Mk.VIII, Point Cook, Spitfire Comments Off on RAAF Museum’s Newest Addition, A Spitfire MK VIII LF ReplicaPoint Cook Australian Warbirds, Part 1
Posted by Ken Kula on October 11th, 2015
Photos by Les Neistat During a recent “Interactive Day” at the Royal Australian Air Force’s Museum at Point Cook, Les Neistat got the chance to see a trio of historic World War II aircraft in action. Judy Pay’s CAC-18 Mustang (flown by Peter Clements), Alan Arthur’s Kittyhawk IV, and Gary Herne’s Tiger Moth were shown off. RAAF Base […]
Posted in Museums Tags: Alan Arthur, Australia, Australian Flying Corps, CAC-18 Mustang, Curtiss, Curtiss Kittyhawk, DeHavilland Tiger Moth, Gary Herne, Judy Pay, Mustang, New Zealand, Peter Clements, Point Cook, RAAF Base Williams, RAAF's national museum, Royal Australian Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force's Museum, Victoria, West Melbourne Comments Off on Point Cook Australian Warbirds, Part 1