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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

 

Caribou in Red Cross markings for service in Portugese Timor, 1975
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01 Jun 1973

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.

official arrival of the first F-111C aircraft ceremony at Air Force Base Amberley
01 Jun 1973

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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official arrival of the first F-111C aircraft ceremony at Air Force Base Amberley
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