The Fleet Air Arm was abolished by Parliament, and the RAAF was directed to provide air support to the RAN. This decision was overturned in 1948 with the re-establishment of the Fleet Air Arm, and the purchase of the aircraft carriers HMAS SYDNEY and HMAS MELBOURNE.
Australian Naval History on 14 January 1928
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