The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A CA27 Sabre Mk.32 A96-994 aircraft of the Royal Australian Air Force flying over Melbourne city. The aircraft is being trialled by the Aircraft Research and Development Unit (ARDU) for flight evaluation of Sidewinder air-to-air missiles. Note the Melbourne Cricket Ground in the background.
Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (CAC) Avon Sabre A94-946 of Aircraft Research And Development Unit, RAAF Laverton, VIC in flight over melbourne during the testing programme of the aircraft fitted wi
Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (CAC) Avon Sabre A94-946 of Aircraft Research And Development Unit, RAAF Laverton, VIC in flight over melbourne during the testing programme of the aircraft fitted wi
FLIGHT LIEUTENANT R.W. WITTMANN DFC, AFC (022058) IS "ONE OF THE RAAF'S TOP TEST PILOTS" - OF THE AIRCRAFT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT UNIT RAAF CHECKS ONE OF THE TWO SIDEWINDER AIR- TO- AIR MISSILES FIT
LAVERTON, VIC. 1954. COMMONWEALTH AIRCRAFT CORPORATION (CAC) AVON SABRE A94-946 FITTED WITH SIDEWINDER AIR- TO- AIR MISSILES IN FLIGHT.
RAAF Base Laverton, 1962. Sabre jet fighter of the Aircraft Research and Development Unit (ARDU) piloted by Flight Lieutenant Simmonds crash lands on one wheel. Scenes of the successful landing, aircr
LABUAN, NORTH BORNEO, 1965-11-02. AN AERIAL VIEW OF LABUAN AIR BASE SHOWING NO.77 SQUADRON RAAF CAC CA-27 SABRE MK 32 FIGHTER AIRCRAFT, THE SQUADRON'S ACCOMMODATION, MAINTENANCE TENTS AND GROUND VEHIC
Laverton, Vic. C. 1948. In a hangar at Aircraft Research and Development Unit (ARDU) RAAF Station Laverton, two RAAF Technical Officers, Flying Officer (FO) Shaw (left) and FO A. See (right), record d
