The origins of the Royal Australian Air Force extend back to the early days of aviation, and we have made important contributions to defence and peacekeeping initiatives across the globe ever since.
1970-1979
F-4E Phantom arrives
F-111C arrives at Amberley
Cyclone Tracy
Caribou hijacked
WRAAF disbanded - personnel join RAAF
Arrival of the first F-111C aircraft
The first six F-111Cs arrived at RAAF Base Amberley, ten years after 24 of these aircraft were ordered by the Australian Government to replace the Air Force’s ageing Canberra bombers.
Arrival of the first F-111C aircraft
The first six F-111Cs arrived at Air Force Base Amberley, ten years after 24 of these aircraft were ordered by the Australian Government to replace the Air Force’s ageing Canberra bombers. The Air Force now possessed what has been widely regarded as one of the world’s outstanding strike aircraft.
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