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HMAS Parramatta in the Captain Cook Graving Dock last year. The dry dock has been recognised as a National Engineering Landmark by Engineers Australia. Story by Lieutenant Brendan Trembath.

Captain Cook Graving Dock rated ‘National Engineering Landmark’

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The Captain Cook Graving Dock at Sydney’s Garden Island, built during World War II, has been recognised as a National

Senior ADF Officer RAAF Base Amberley Group Captain Iain Carty presents Air Force veteran Bill Heatherill with an Air Force 2021 commemorative memento in celebration of his 100th birthday. Story by Evita Ryan. Photo by Corporal Jesse Kane.

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Two Air Force centenarians honoured

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It’s not every day you meet a centenarian, so meeting two on the same day was a highlight of Group

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Breaker Morant – live presentation

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Noted expert and advocate for justice in the ‘Breaker Morant case’ James Unkles will give a presentation on his work in Sydney next month.

Personnel from the Air Force History and Heritage Branch working on the disassembly of the iconic Lancaster ‘G for George’.

History News Royal Australian Air Force

G for George disassembled for move

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The Australian War Memorial’s iconic Lancaster ‘G for George’ was recently disassembled ahead of a move to the memorial’s Mitchell Annex.

Army soldiers past and present of those killed and several personnel injured in the 1996 Black Hawk helicopter training accident for a commemorative service in Townsville to mark the accident’s 25th anniversary. Photo by Trapper Lisa Sherman.

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25th anniversary of the Black Hawk accident

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The Australian Army’s 5th Aviation Regiment has commemorated the 25th anniversary of the 1996 Black Hawk accident in Townsville, with

Musician Will Madden plays the Last post at the 79th Anniversary Commemoration Ceremony of Bomber Command held at the Air Force Memorial, Torrens Parade Ground in Adelaide. Story by Flight Lieutenant Jessica Aldred. Photo by Sergeant Murray Staff.

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Brave crews remembered

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The dedication and bravery of the aviators who formed the Australian contingent in the RAAF’s Bomber Command have been acknowledged

Senior Australian Defence Force Officer of RAAF Base Tindal Wing Commander Shane Smith, right, with Air Base Executive Officer, Squadron Leader Lauren Guest and the F-35A Lightning II at Tindal. Story by Flight Lieutenant Robert Cochran. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Stewart Gould.

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First F-35A touches down at Tindal

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Around midday on May 20, a lone F-35A Lightning II roared over and touched down at RAAF Base Tindal for

Commanding Officer No. 35 Squadron Wing Commander Scott Egan presents the curator of the Torres Strait Heritage Museum, Vanessa Seekee, with a replica 3.7-inch shell. Story by Flying Officer Robert Hodgson. Photo by Corporal Brett Sherriff.

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Horn Island WWII history honoured

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While on a training mission to the Torres Strait during May, RAAF’s No. 35 Squadron delivered a piece of history

Commander Australian Fleet Rear Admiral Mark Hammond and Consul-General of Japan Kiya Masahiko prepare to lay wreaths during the memorial service at HMAS Kuttabul. Story by Lieutenant Brendan Trembath. Photo by LSIS Leo Baumgartner.

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Lives lost at Kuttabul remembered

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The 79th HMAS Kuttabul memorial service was held at Garden Island on Sydney Harbour to remember the 27 lives lost in a

Commanding Officer HMAS Cerberus Captain Ainsley Morthorpe, right, presents Joe Alexander with a butchers rate badge during his visit to the old butchers shop at Cerberus. Story by Lieutenant Ben Willee. Photo by Leading Seaman James McDougal.

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A butcher’s hook at old stomping ground

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Retired Chief Petty Officer butcher Joe Alexander, one of the few remaining Butcher Branch sailors to serve in the Navy,

Former chief of naval personnel Rear Admiral Guy Griffiths (retd) at the launch of his biography, Guy Griffiths: The Life & Times of an Australian Admiral, at the Australian War Memorial. Story by Lieutenant Sarah Rohweder. Photo by Petty Officer Bradley Darvill.

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Admiral’s story a ‘piece of naval history’

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Guy Griffiths was just a teenager when the warship he was serving in as a young midshipman was sunk in

Private Alex Norgrove at work at Robertson Barracks, Northern Territory. Story by Captain Rebecca Griffith. Photo by Private Georgia Armstrong.

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History inspires soldier in work and play

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Private Alexander Norgrove’s interest in military history not only inspired him to join the Army, but forms the basis of

Senior Australian Defence Force Officer for RAAF Base Williamtown Group Captain Anthony Stainton presents George Lincoln an Air Force centenary memento. Story by Wing Commander Sue Yates. Photo by Sergeant David Gibbs.

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Ex-RAAF centenarian get surprise service memento

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World War II veteran George Lincoln was presented a Royal Australian Air Force 100th birthday commemorative memento on 11 May

South Australian Police Chief Superintendant Stuart McLean challenges No. 24 (City of Adelaide) Squadron during a march along King William Street to Adelaide Town Hall. Story by Flying Officer Suellen Heath. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Sam Price.

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Medieval tradition on parade in Adelaide

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Air Force’s No. 24 Squadron exercised its right to Freedom of Entry to Adelaide on May 7 to mark the

No. 460 Squadron aviators pose in front of the G for George Lancaster bomber at the Australian War Memorial. Story by Flight Lieutenant Jessica Aldred. Photo by Sergeant Oliver Carter.

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Remembering WWII Bomber Command aviators

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The 79th anniversary of RAAF squadrons joining combat operations with the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) Bomber Command in World War

Members of General Entry 388 Emms Division standing at ease during their graduation parade at the Navy Recruit School at HMAS Cerberus, Victoria, with family and friends in the background. Story by Lieutenant Ben Willee. Photo by Leading Seaman Bonny Gassner.

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Families back on deck at parade

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For the first time in more than 12 months, family and friends of Navy recruits were able to attend a

Women’s Auxiliary Australian Air Force veteran Beryl Barton is presented an Air Force 2021 commemorative memento by Senior Australian Defence Force Officer RAAF Base Wagga Group Captain Chris Ellison. Story by Flight Lieutenant Lana Woodhouse. Photo by Sergeant John Marshall.

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Work with Mosquitoes a source of pride

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Personnel from RAAF Base Wagga helped Beryl Barton (nee Slingo) celebrate her 100th birthday just before Anzac Day. CAPTION: Women’s

Franklin II enters the waters near HMAS Creswell in Jervis Bay, NSW, accompanied by Navy One. Story by Lieutenant Commander Dave Jones. Photo by Able Seaman Susan Mossop.

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College icon sails home

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Restored ex-Royal Australian Naval College (RANC) yacht Franklin II sailed back to her former home port of HMAS Creswell in

Warrant Officer of the Navy Deb Butterworth, right, speaks with Gaye Doolan, Heather Milward and Judith Rowe from the WRANS - Naval Women’s Association (ACT) at the Australian War Memorial. Story by Acting Sub-Lieutenant Jack Meadows. Photo by Petty Officer Bradley Darvill.

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Formation of women’s naval service commemorated

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Back in April 1941, 12 female telegraphists and two attendants were authorised into service in the Women’s Royal Australian Naval

Ex-Corporal George Hepburn, Vietnam veteran of 161st (Independent) Reconnaissance Flight with Craftsman Cameron Powell at Broomfield, Victoria. Story by Captain Carolyn Barnett.

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A special Anzac Day at home

30/04/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1754 Views 0 Comments

Australians have gathered since 1916 by their town’s war memorials to remember the fallen, the wounded and all those who