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Two KA350 King Air's fly over a Colours consecration parade at RAAF Base East Sale, Victoria. Story by Squadron Leader Kate Davis and Flight Lieutenant Nick O’Connor. Photos by Leading Aircraftman Ryan Howell.

History News Royal Australian Air Force

Colour parade marks milestone

01/12/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 377 Views 0 Comments KA350 King Air, No. 1 Flying Training School (1FTS), RAAF East Sale

1 Flying Training School (1FTS) and Air Mission Training School (AMTS) held a joint Colour Replacement Parade at RAAF Base

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Pilot Officer Alanna Carew RAAF Base East Sale with a 32 Squadron B350 King Air Aircraft. Story by Flight Lieutenant Cindy Ritchie. Photo by Petty Officer Rick Prideaux.

ADF People History

Following their aviation mission

18/08/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 753 Views 0 Comments National Science Week, RAAF East Sale

Pilot Officers Alanna Carew and Kris Byrne are following their passion for aviation while undertaking training at the Air Mission

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Major Eun-Ho Yang from the Republic of Korea Air Force aerobatic team The Black Eagles sits in a Pilatus PC-21 from the Royal Australian Air Force aerobatic team The Roulettes while Flight Lieutenant Ben Hepworth shows him the cockpit after a Friendship flight as part of the Australian International Air Show 2023. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Kate Czerny.

News Royal Australian Air Force Videos

Roulettes and Black Eagles display friendship and airmanship at Avalon

01/03/202301/03/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2072 Views 0 Comments Avalon Airshow, PC-21, RAAF East Sale, Republic of Korea Air Force, Roulettes

In an historic moment, the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) aerobatic team the Black Eagles and the Royal Australian

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Flight Lieutenant Rhiannon Wares (RAAF), First Lieutenant Hery (Indonesia Air Force), Major Hafizul (Royal Malaysian Air Force) and Squadron Leader Chamara (Sri Lanka Air Force) in the School of Air Traffic Control’s immersive tower visual simulator system at RAAF Base East Sale. Story by Flying Officer Rowan Crinall. Photo by Petty Officer Richard Prideaux.

Asia News Royal Australian Air Force

Foreign students return to School of Air Traffic Control

22/02/202325/02/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1307 Views 0 Comments RAAF East Sale, School of Air Traffic Control (SATC)

For the first time in more than two years, the School of Air Traffic Control (SATC) at RAAF Base East

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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 980 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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Air Academy Instructor Flight Lieutenant Mel Picton, left, and Australian Women Pilots Association members Hannah Potter, Cathy Eccles and Peta Denham Harvey during a recent visit to RAAF Base East Sale. Story by Flight Lieutenant Julia Ravell.

News Royal Australian Air Force

Scholarship gives young woman wings

28/10/202230/10/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1162 Views 0 Comments Australian Women Pilots Association (AWPA), PC-21, RAAF East Sale

Hannah Potter, a 19-year-old from Essendon, is going places thanks to an Australian Women Pilots Association (AWPA) scholarship sponsored by

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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 1300 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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Squadron Leader Michael Veitch and President of the No. 30 Squadron RAAF Beaufighter Association Bruce Robertson at the No. 30 Squadron anniversary dinner. Story by By Flight Lieutenant Dee Irwin. Photo by Petty Officer Rick Prideaux.

History News Royal Australian Air Force

Former Beaufighters squadron turns 80

08/06/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1265 Views 0 Comments No. 30 Squadron, RAAF East Sale, WWII

It has been 80 years since Air Force’s No. 30 Squadron was established at RAAF Base Richmond before deploying to

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Chief of Staff, Indonesian Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Fadjar Prasetyo (centre), accompanied by Air Force Attache - Jakarta Group Captain Ken Bowes, is welcomed to RAAF Base East Sale with a guard of honour. Story by Flight Lieutenant Kate Davis. Photo by Petty Officer Richard Prideax.

Asia News Royal Australian Air Force

Strengthening training ties with Indonesia

06/05/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 1646 Views 0 Comments Indigenous, Indonesian Air Force, PC-21, RAAF East Sale

Opportunities to strengthen training connections were in the spotlight when the Indonesian equivalent of Australia’s Chief of Air Force visited

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Air Force Roulettes conduct an aerobatic display during the Anzac Weekend Air Show 2022 at West Sale airport in Gippsland, Victoria. Story by Flight Lieutenant Nick O’Connor.

News Royal Australian Air Force

RAAF turns on an exhilarating show in Sale

29/04/202229/04/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 2028 Views 0 Comments ANZAC Day 2022, No. 100 Squadron, PC-21, RAAF East Sale, Roulettes

An array of Royal Australian Air Force aircraft, old and new, thrilled a crowd of more than 10,000 people during

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