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Fleet Air Arm

Occasional Paper 191: Aviation in the Royal Australian Navy, the first 65 Years, 1917 to 1982

Editorial Staff · Mar 1, 2025 ·

Sopwith Pup from HMAS Sydney with HMAS Melbourne in the background

The following story is based on a Royal Australian Navy News story first published on Friday 23 April 1982, page 4. Australian Naval aviation this month celebrated the 65th anniversary ...

Auster shootdown over Sydney in 1955

David Stratton · Sep 26, 2023 ·

FOR more than three hours on a fine, calm August morning in 1955, the eyes of Sydney’s suburbia were fixed skyward, anxiously watching the flight of a pilotless Auster aeroplane ...

Occasional Paper 161: HMAS Tobruk (II) Recognized for Operation SOLACE Service

Editorial Staff · May 2, 2023 ·

Thirty years after the event, HMAS Tobruk and the crew members of her 1992-93 Operation SOLACE deployment to Somalia received approval from the Minister for Defence Personnel, Matt Keogh for ...

FLYING STATIONS II, The Royal Australian Navy’s Fleet Air Arm 1998-2022: Book Review

David Michael · Sep 25, 2022 ·

Edited by Lieutenant Commander Desmond Woods OAM RAN Published by the RAN Fleet Air Arm in conjunction with Avonmore Books, Kent Town, South Australia 5071 ISBN 978-0-6452469-5-7 Reviewed by David ...

Navy Birds Return to their Nest – Navy News Paper article August 1958.

David Stratton · Oct 4, 2021 ·

After a glamorous six months’ cruise in H.M A.S. Melbourne, the Air Group returned to its nest at Albatross on July 20. At 7.30 in perfect weather, 11 Sea Venoms, ...

Australian Naval History on 15 January 2021

On This Day · Jan 15, 2021 ·

NUSHIP Supply II arrived in Sydney Harbour ahead of her commissioning in 2021. Navy’s Fleet Air Arm was recognised for its contribution to Operation Bursa with the awarding of the ...

Occasional Paper 68: Bristol Sycamore HR50/51

A.N. Other · Dec 21, 2019 ·

This paper, first published by the Sea Power Centre – Australia provides an overview of the service history of the Bristol Sycamore rescue and training helicopter operated by the RAN ...

Australian Naval History on 1 December 2017

On This Day · Dec 1, 2017 ·

Retirement of the S-70B-2 Seahawk and AS350BA Squirrel helicopters from 723 and 816 Squadrons during a ceremony at Nowra ...

Australian Naval History on 1 December 2017

On This Day · Dec 1, 2017 ·

The AS350BA Squirrel Helicopter was retired from RAN service. ...

Australian Naval History on 12 September 2016

On This Day · Sep 12, 2016 ·

The last of Navy’s 24 MH60 Romeos was accepted at Nowra’s Aviation Technology Park ...

Australian Naval History on 11 June 2015

On This Day · Jun 11, 2015 ·

725 Squadron commissioned to fly MH-60R helicopters ...

Australian Naval History on 12 December 2013

On This Day · Dec 12, 2013 ·

First two MH-60R accepted into NU SQDN 725 at NAS Jacksonville USA ...

Australian Naval History on 11 July 2013

On This Day · Jul 11, 2013 ·

808 Squadron was recommissioned at HMAS Albatross to fly the MRH-90 Taipan ...

Farewell to the LPAs

Swinden, Greg · Mar 13, 2012 ·

CRY HAVOC IN WAR AND PEACE – FAREWELL TO THE LPAs I am just an aging LPA and in the war’s I used to sail, and I’ve been deployed to ...

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816 Squadron – the Fighting Tigers

A.N. Other · Mar 13, 2012 ·

By LCDR Nick Hattersley, RAN “Once more unto the breach dear friends, once more; Or close up the wall with our English dead. In peace there’s nothing so becomes a ...

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Australian Naval History on 16 December 2011

On This Day · Dec 16, 2011 ·

817 squadron decommissioned and last Sea Kings withdrawn from RAN service ...

817 Squadron: You will miss us when we are gone

A.N. Other · Dec 16, 2011 ·

This short history has been assembled from Squadron records. 817 Squadron has its origins in the Royal Navy (RN) where it was commissioned as a torpedo/reconnaissance squadron at Royal Naval ...

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Introduction of the A4 Skyhawk into the RAN Fleet Air Arm 1967/1968

A.N. Other · Dec 16, 2011 ·

By John Da Costa Following the reversal, in the early 1960s, of an earlier Australian Government decision to disband the RAN Fleet Air Arm and to pay-off the carrier HMAS ...

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Australian Naval History on 28 January 2011

On This Day · Jan 28, 2011 ·

808 Squadron recommissioned into the Fleet Air Arm at Nowra to fly the MRH-90 Taipan ...

Australian Naval History on 26 June 2008

On This Day · Jun 23, 2008 ·

805 Squadron decommissioned at NAS Nowra after the Super Sea Sprite program was cancelled in March 2008 ...

Australian Naval History on 18 December 2007

On This Day · Dec 18, 2007 ·

The first two MRH-90 Taipan were accepted into service in Brisbane ...

Australian Naval History on 24 March 2006

On This Day · Mar 24, 2006 ·

The landing craft heavy, HMA Ships WEWAK, (LCDR Williams, RAN), LABUAN, (LCDR M. A. Verho, RAN), and TARAKAN, (LEUT C. J. Doolin, RAN), along with two Sea King helicopters from ...

By Dawn’s Early Light

van Gelder, Commander John RAN (Rtd) · Jun 10, 2004 ·

IT IS DOUBTFUL if there is anything in the world more complex than the human mind. In our passage through life we are all subjected to experiences which have an ...

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Australian Naval History on 22 December 2003

On This Day · Dec 22, 2003 ·

Sea King helicopters from 817 Squadron were involved in water bombing to fight several fires burning near HMAS CRESWELL, Jervis Bay, NSW. Over 100 campers, from nearby Green Patch, also ...

Australian Naval History on 28 February 2001

On This Day · Feb 28, 2001 ·

805 Squadron recommissioned at NAS Nowra with Kaman Super Seasprite helicopters ...

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