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32 Squadron and Squadron Leader (retd) Ted McConchie with a 100 Squadron Lockheed Hudson aircraft and 32 Squadron B350 King Air aircraft. Story by Flying Officer Ellis Mitchell. Photo by Petty Officer Richard Prideaux.
History News Royal Australian Air Force 

32 Squadron celebrates 80 years

07/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 440 Views 0 Comments B-350 King Air, No. 100 Squadron, No. 32 Squadron, RAAF East Sale, WWII

32 Squadron celebrated its 80th anniversary in November at RAAF Base East Sale with unit members, families, local community members

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ADF People Health and Wellbeing History 

Marking a milestone for charity

02/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 253 Views 0 Comments 1RAR

How do you mark a milestone birthday? Throw a big party and invite all your friends? Take an overseas holiday

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Petty Officer Jean Metcalf on the flight deck of HMAS Adelaide before scattering his father's ashes from an MRH-90 Taipan. Story by Lieutenant Emma Anderson. Photo by Leading Seaman Sittichai Sakonpoonpol.
ADF People History Lest We Forget 

Father’s legacy honoured with special flight

25/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 762 Views 0 Comments 5th Aviation Regiment, HMAS Adelaide, Indo-Pacific Endeavour

A Navy member honoured his father’s legacy in a special way thanks to aircrew from Army’s 5th Aviation Regiment embarked

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Captain Damien Freeman talks about captured enemy weapons during a display by the Australian Army History Unit at Russell Offices, Canberra. Story by Private Nicholas Marquis. Photo by Sergeant Matthew Bickerton.
Australian Army History News 

History unit puts ‘fear weapon’ on display

15/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1047 Views 0 Comments 6th Battalion RAR, Australian Army History Unit (AAHU), AWM

Described as a terror weapon, the Soviet-made LPO-50 flamethrower had a range of 100m in good weather. CAPTION: Captain Damien

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History 

Classified gear now museum pieces

15/11/2022 Posted by Brian Hartigan 1786 Views 0 Comments

Dear Editor, Please find attached an image of a 72 EW SQN crow logo from 1986. The crow logo was

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Seaman Elizabeth Dowler with her proud father, Petty Officer Musician Raymond Dowler, after graduating at the Royal Australian Navy Recruit School, HMAS Cerberus, Victoria. Photo by Leading Seaman James McDougall.
ADF People History 

Daughter inspired by father’s Navy career

11/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 402 Views 0 Comments Australian Navy Cadets, HMAS Cerberus

Inspired by her father’s rewarding 42-year career in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), year 12 graduate Elizabeth ‘Liz’ Dowler signed up

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Commander Antony Ladomirski in front of the Sea Power Centre Australia in Canberra. Story and photo by Leading Seaman Kylie Jagiello.
ADF People History 

Much to see over 50 years

08/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 546 Views 0 Comments Navy Reserve, Sea Power Conference Centre

Travelling overseas, when it was still done by sea-liner, inspired Commander Antony Ladomirski to join the Royal Australian Navy in

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Vietnam veterans catching up at the RAAF Amberley Aviation Heritage Centre. Story by Flight Lieutenant Karyn Markwell. Photo by Group Captain David Fredericks.
History News Royal Australian Air Force Veterans 

Vietnam veterans reminisce

05/11/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 948 Views 0 Comments Amberley Aviation Heritage Centre, RAAF Amberley, Vietnam veterans

A retreat for 85 Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Vietnam veterans and their family members was recently held at the

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A member from the Papua New Guinea Defence Force participates in a combined activity with members of the other forces at the live-fire range in Sydney before embarking on Exercise Kokoda Wantok. Story by Major Dan Mazurek. Photo by Corporal Sagi Biderman.
Australian Army History News 

Kokoda trek a sober reminder

23/10/202228/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 774 Views 1 Comment Kokoda Track, Papua New Guinea, WWII

Don’t be fooled by the breathtaking jungle beauty. The famed 100km Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea (PNG) is no

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An RAAF Roulette PC-21 aircraft from the Central Flying School, RAAF Base East Sale, thrills visitors during Navy Day 2022. Story by Sub-Lieutenant Stephen Hunter. Photo by Leading Seaman James McDougall.
History News Royal Australian Navy 

A day to sell the dream

23/10/202225/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 455 Views 0 Comments MH-60R Seahawk, Navy Band, PC-21

The return of Navy Day Victoria on October 9, after a pandemic hiatus, coincided with the 80th anniversary of HMAS

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Wing Commander Adrian Burge, from 32 Squadron, at the completion of 10,000 military flying hours, in front of a B350 King Air at RAAF Base East Sale. Story by Flying Officer Ellis Mitchell. Photo by Flying Officer Nathan Howarth.
ADF People History 

10,000 hours in the sky

19/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 527 Views 0 Comments B-350 King Air, No. 32 Squadron, RAAF Reserve

32 Squadron recently celebrated a significant flying milestone by qualified flying instructor reservist Wing Commander Adrian “Boggy” Burge, who has

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Jessie Strike-McClelland and Flight Lieutenant Justin Kelly with her 100th Birthday gift from the Australian Embassy at San Clemente Villas by the Sea, California. Story by Leading Aircraftwoman Cath Kelly.
ADF People History Veterans 

Dedicated servicewoman celebrates centenary

19/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 520 Views 0 Comments WWII

World War 2 Women’s Auxiliary Australian Air Force (WAAAF) veteran, Jessie Strike-McClelland, celebrated her 100th birthday on September 23. CAPTION:

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Squadron Leader Steve Cook, back left, a paramedic, Leading Aircraftwoman Hayley Edwards, front left, and Flying Officer (now Wing Commander) Kim Davey carry a Bali bombing victim from a C-130 Hercules. Story by Flight Lieutenant Suellen Heath and Corporal Jacob Joseph. Photo by Sergeant Troy Rodgers.
History Lest We Forget News Royal Australian Air Force 

Bali bombings 20th anniversary: resilience meets tragedy

12/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1057 Views 0 Comments C-130 Hercules, C-17A Globemaster III, C-27J Spartan

On October 13, 2002, a small team of Air Force personnel thought they were embarking on a standard aeromedical evacuation

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Leonard McLeod visits a memorial garden at Kokoda Army Barracks. Story by Leading Seaman Kylie Jagiello. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Kate Czerny.
ADF People History Veterans 

Return to Canungra evokes memories of service

12/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 590 Views 0 Comments C-47 Dakota, Canungra, WWI, WWII

Despite watching his father die from respiratory problems after being gassed in WW1, a young Leonard McLeod was determined to

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World War 2 veteran Arthur Leggett returns the sporran badge to 16th Battalion, Royal Western Australia Regiment. Story by Ray Galliott. Photo by Lt-Col Leigh Partridge.
ADF People History Veterans 

Adventures of a ‘souvenired’ sporran

07/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1316 Views 0 Comments 16th Battalion RWAR, WWII

After 87 years of unauthorised possession, travel and survival, Arthur Leggett OAM, a 103-year-old veteran of WW2 recently returned a

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Catafalque party members from No. 1 Remote Sensor Unit march from their post at the conclusion of the Battle of Britain commemoration ceremony at Torrens Parade Hall, Adelaide. Story by Flight Lieutenant Claire Burnet. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Sam Price.
History Lest We Forget News Royal Australian Air Force 

Battle of Britain commemorated in Adelaide

05/10/202210/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 697 Views 0 Comments Air Force Cadets, Battle of Britain, No. 41 Wing, WWII

To mark the 82nd anniversary of the Battle of Britain, Royal Australian Air Force and Air Force Association (South Australia)

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The Air Force Roulettes perform an aerobatic display over the air traffic control tower for the Air Force Roulette's 50th anniversary family open day at RAAF Base East Sale, Victoria. Story by Flying Officer Brent Moloney. Photos by Richard Prideaux.
History News Royal Australian Air Force 

Roulettes reminisce on 50 years

05/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 762 Views 0 Comments Central Flying School, No. 100 Squadron, PC-21, RAAF East Sale, Roulettes

Friends and family of Central Flying School (CFS) belatedly celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Roulettes Aerobatic Team with a

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91-year-old Mr Derek Olley volunteers in the Restoration Support Section of Air Force’s History and Heritage Branch. Story by Flight Lieutenant Karyn Markwell. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Kate Czerny.
ADF People History 

Fond memories of an RAF career

27/09/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 841 Views 0 Comments Heritage, RAAF Amberley, RAAF Amberley Aviation Heritage Centre, RAF

When Mr Derek Olley started his apprenticeship with the Royal Air Force (RAF) in 1947, George VI was the King

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Army nursing officer Lieutenant Lorraine Cheesewright pays her respects at the grave of her great uncle, Corporal Frederick Cheesewright at the Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery in Papua New Guinea. Story and photo by Warrant Officer Class Two Max Bree.
Australian Army History Lest We Forget News Videos 

Keeping Kokoda memory alive

27/09/202230/09/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 516 Views 0 Comments 16th Battalion RWAR, Kokoda Track, Papua New Guinea, WWII

Corporal Frederick Cheesewright’s new stripes were barely sewn to his uniform when a sniper’s bullet abruptly ended his life on

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The Governor-General, General (retd) Sir David Hurley, attaches the Streamer, East Timor 1999-2003, to the Princess Anne banner during the 1st Signal Regiment honours parade at Gallipoli Barracks, Brisbane. Story by Captain Jessica O’Reilly. Photo by Corporal Nicole Dorrett.
Australian Army History News 

Theatre Honour presented to 1st Signal Regiment

09/09/202213/09/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1640 Views 0 Comments 1st Signal Regiment, Gallipoli Barracks, Governor-General

Two prestigious commendations were awarded to the 1st Signal Regiment during a parade at Gallipoli Barracks this week. CAPTION: The

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