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Bomber Command

Air Chief Marshal (retd) Sir Angus Houston, Ron Houghton, President of the Bomber Command Association of Australia, Bert Adams, Max Barry and Chief of Air Force Air Marshal Robert Chipman at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra. Story by Squadron Leader Bruce Chalmers. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Ryan Howell.
ADF People History Lest We Forget News Royal Australian Air Force Veterans 

Australian Bomber Command aviators remembered

14/06/202318/06/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1693 Views 0 Comments AWM, Bomber Command, WWII

The service and sacrifice of RAAF personnel who served in Royal Air Force Bomber Command in WWII – as part

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Commanding Officers of No. 460, 462 and 464 Squadrons, alongside World War Two veterans at the Bomber Command Commemorative Day Wreath Laying Ceremony held at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra. Story by Flight Lieutenant Marina Power.
History Lest We Forget News Royal Australian Air Force 

Modern Air Force pays respect to its heritage

08/06/202213/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1541 Views 0 Comments AWM, Bomber Command, WWII

Bomber Command was commemorated in ceremonies across the country where modern Royal Australian Air Force remembered the sacrifice made by

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BBMF Lancaster over Memorial Spire November 2015. International Bomber Command Centre official photo.
Australian News Royal Australian Air Force Veterans 

Govt will now assist Bomber Command vets get to British event

21/02/201821/02/2018 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3540 Views 0 Comments Bomber Command

Australians who served with Bomber Command during WWII will be offered a last-minute chance to visit England for the official

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Merv Schopp, President of Murray Bridge RSL (left) and Bob Lewis, representing Mannum RSL, unveil the 622 Squadron RAF and 622 Squadron AAFC Honour Board. Image contributed by 622SQN
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Murray Bridge Air Force Cadets promise to remember Bomber Command

08/07/201708/07/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2755 Views 1 Comment 622 Squadron AAFC, Bomber Command

HONOURING THE BOMBER COMMAND LEGACY No 6 Wing AAFC is the official custodian of the Adelaide Air Force Memorials at

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Leading Cadet Sean Fry from No 605 Squadron with former RAAF Warrant Officer Doug Leak, Bomber command veteran and recipient of the French Légion d’honneur. Image by Pilot Officer (AAFC) Paul Rosenzweig
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Bomber Command memorial service in Adelaide – Part 2

15/06/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5101 Views 1 Comment 6 Wing Australian Air Force Cadets, Bomber Command

Amazing 149 Squadron ‘reunion’ – after 72 years On Sunday 4 June, the RAAF Association (SA Division) held its annual

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Catafalque Party member Cadet Sergeant Christian Custodio from No 605 Squadron during the RAAF Association (SA) Bomber Command Service. Image by Pilot Officer (AAFC) Paul Rosenzweig.
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Bomber Command memorial service in Adelaide – Part 1

05/06/201705/06/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3757 Views 1 Comment Avro Lancaster, Bomber Command, Miguel ‘Michael' Perez

AAFC Cadets support the RAAF Association (SA) On Sunday 4 June, the RAAF Association (SA Division) held its annual Air

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