Category: Royal Australian Navy
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Westland Wessex
Westland Wessex South Australian Aviation Museum September 2025 Westland Wessex HAS31B N7-224 This is one of 27 Wessex helicopters built for the Royal Australian Navy. It first flew in August 1963 and served on HMAS Melbourne and HMAS Stalwart. On 8 April 1968, during a normal flight the aircraft suffered an engine overspeed. The pilot Read more
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HMAS Newcastle Arriving in Newcastle Harbour
HMAS Newcastle FFG 06 arrived in Newcastle Harbour today for what will probably be its final visit before decommissioning. We arrived early and spent a relaxing afternoon walking on the foreshore. We had a very nice steak pie at Harry’s Cafe De-Wheels and an ice cream from across the road. The foreshore was a Read more
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Avalon Airshow – Melbourne March 2017
Travelling to the Avalon Airshow We went to the Avalon Airshow, just out of Melbourne on Saturday 4th of March. Getting there was very easy. We bought tickets from VLine online which covered the train from Southern Cross Station and a shuttle bus from Lara Station to Avalon. The trains were running every 20 minutes Read more