The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
After serving the Royal Australian Navy Fleet Air Arm faithfully since the mid 1950s the Sea Venom and Vampire jets have been phased out of service. In recent years the Venoms and Vampires have been used as training aircraft with 724 Squadron at the Naval Air Station at Nowra, but they have now been replaced by Macchi jet trainers. The RAN will buy a total of 10 Macchis, an Italian built aircraft built under licence in Australia and capable of cruising speeds of up to 500mph. The Macchis with support equipment will cost a total of 7.6 million dollars. There were moments of nostalgia at Nowra for many pilots when the Station Executive Officer, Commander N E Lee made the last flight in a Vampire to mark the phasing out of the Vampires and Venoms. Commander Lee first flew a Vampire in 1954. On the last flight he had an escort of a flight of Skyhawk fighter bombers, the Navy's front line jets.
A promotional short film on the RAN Fleet Air Arm's 724 Squadron. Opens with an aerial shot of South Coast of NSW with Sea Venoms of 724 Squadron on aerobatic manoeuvres. 724 Squadron at their base HM
The first Sabres went into service with the RAAF in 1954 and since one hundred and twelve have been built in Australia by the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation. Four squadrons were equipped with Sabre
Final delivery of the rugged bantamweight Skyhawk jet at McDonnell Douglas Corporation in Long Beach, California today brought to an end the longest production run of any United States military aircra
Decommissioned battleship USS Alabama on display at Battleship Memorial Park Mobile, Alabama. USN North American T-28 Trojan trainers and pilots at US Naval Air Station Barin Field, Foley Alabama 19 O
United States and South Vietnamese forces pushing through Cambodia are said to have wiped out a large number of Communist troops who have long used the 'Parrot's Beak' and 'Fish Hook' areas of the cou
1. Jervis Bay 23 November 1967. HMAS Melbourne returns from the United States loaded with 24 new A-4 Skyhawk and S-2 Tracker aircraft for the RAN Fleet Air Arm. Shows aerials of HMAS Melbourne with S
