Category: Aircraft
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Australian War Memorial 1945 to Today
Australian War Memorial 1945 to Today During our previous trip to Canberra, the gallery “Conflicts 1945” to Today in the Australian War Memorial was closed because of the renovations. This time however, it was open, so we took the opportunity to look around. This gallery commemorates all the conflicts involving Australians from 1945 to today. Read more
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Canberra Airport Hudson Bomber
Lockheed Hudson Mk.IV A16-105 at Canberra Airport Something you don’t expect to see is a five-tonne bomber on the second floor of an airport terminal. However, Canberra Airport has a Lockheed Hudson bomber doing just that. Sitting at the far end of the check-in desks, it’s a monument to all of the RAAF crews who Read more
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Hawker Sea Fury in British Service
Hawker Sea Fury in British Service The British Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm operated the Hawker Sea Fury from February 1947, initially with 778 Naval Air Squadron’s, Flying Development Unit. The first operational unit was 807 NAS in September 1947 (the Royal Canadian Navy 803 Naval Air Squadron was the first of any nation in Read more