On Saturday 18th May 2019 a unique opportunity to view and photograph two F-111s together since their retirement from the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in 2010 was organised by both the RAAF and South Australian Aviation Museum. The aircraft were RF-111C serial number A8-134 and F-111C serial number A8-132. Aircraft A8-134 previously operated with […]
Posts Tagged ‘Royal Australian Air Force’
Rare Event Nowadays: Two Royal Australian Air Force F-111 Paired
Posted by Stephen Baldwin on August 3rd, 2019
100 Years of Australia’s First Flying Squadrons
Posted by Dion Makowski on January 10th, 2017

(Editor’s note: some previous photo credits were incorrect due to my editing error, and have been corrected.) Dies Natalis: 100 Years of Australia’s First Flying Squadrons By Dion Makowski A centenary is a significant celebration for any person, let alone an institution in a country as young as Australia. On Friday, 28 October 2016, the […]
Australian DC-2 Is a Former Military Transport Too
Posted by Dion Makowski on January 11th, 2016

Photo and Story by Dion Makowski A30-11 C/N 1286 Douglas DC-2-112 22 November 2015, Albury Airport, NSW Douglas aircraft C/N 1286 was completed as a DC-2-211 in October, 1934 and registered to Eastern Airlines as NC13736. It was equipped with a pair of Wright GR-1820-F.2B Cyclone 9-cylinder radial engines each of 740bhp (brake horsepower) @1950RPM. […]