Firefly VX381 was involved in a midair collision over Jervis Bay, NSW. The pilot, SBLT(P) David Eagles RN, was able to successfully ditch the aircraft in Hare Bay and he ...
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Australian Naval History on 6 January 1916
The RAN Bridging Train was commended by General Bland, (British Army), for its tireless efforts before and during the evacuation of the Gallipoli Peninsular. The Commanding Officer of the RANBT ...
Australian Naval History on 20 December 1915
The last personnel of the RAN Bridging Train, (RANBT), left Suvla Bay at 0430 making them the last Australians to depart the Gallipoli Peninsula. A 50-man team under SBLT C. ...
Australian Naval History on 16 December 1915
The first contingent of three officers and 153 men of the RAN Bridging Train were evacuated from Gallipoli. ...
Australian Naval History on 16 November 1915
‘These men’, wrote CMDR L. S. Bracegirdle, RN, commanding the RAN Bridging Train at Gallipoli, ‘took pride in the fact they were the only Australian naval unit serving in the ...