Category: Royal Australian Navy
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Royal Australian Navy Fleet Air Arm Museum
Fleet Air Arm Museum Nowra The Royal Australian Navy has its Fleet Air Arm Museum at Nowra NSW. It is adjacent to the naval base HMAS Albatross. When we arrived at 2:00 PM there were only four other people visiting. Effectively we had the whole museum to ourselves. The Collection The museum has an almost Read more
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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