The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A line of Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (CAC) Avon Sabre Mark 32 jet fighters of No. 78 Wing stands on the tarmac at RAAF Base Williamtown. The aircraft are in brand new condition, having recently been delivered from the CAC factory. The serial numbers of the first three aircraft are, left to right: A94-952, A94-954 and A94-950. A94-952 has been acquired by the Australian War Memorial and incorporated in the National Collection.
CAC CA-27 Sabre Mk 32 jet fighter, A94-954. A low wing cantilever monoplane with 35 degree wing sweepback. The wings are thin laminar flow design. The fuselage is of oval section with flush rivetted
Supervised by instructors at RAAF Base Williamtown, students of the basic parachute training course at the joint RAAF and Army Parachute Training Wing of the RAAF School of Land / Air Warfare leap fro
Trainees at the joint RAAF and Army Parachute Training Wing of the RAAF School of Land / Air Warfare line up to board a RAAF Douglas DC-3 Dakota aircraft at RAAF Base Williamtown for their first parac
Instructors at the joint RAAF and Army Parachute Training Wing of the RAAF School of Land / Air Warfare carry out a final check of the equipment of trainees before they board an aircraft for their fir
Wearing helmets and carrying parachute packs on their backs, trainees at the joint RAAF and Army Parachute Training Wing of the RAAF School of Land / Air Warfare troop in single file past buildings at
At the joint RAAF and Army Parachute Training Wing of the RAAF School of Land / Air Warfare located at RAAF Base Williamtown, a Corporal instructor makes a final adjustment to the chin strap of the he