First of 15 Spitfires (1 VC and 14 VIII Models) aircraft issued to RAN FAA, with the last was issued on 27/10/1948. They were trucked to Nowra for use as ...
Fleet Air Arm
Australian Naval History on 27 April 1948
First of 12 RAAF Vultee Vengeances airframes were allocated to the RAN FAA at Nowra for use as Fire Fighting Training Aids. ...
Australian Naval History on 15 December 1947
The RN Air Station at Nowra, NSW, was transferred to the RAN. ...
Australian Naval History on 15 August May 1947
The Australia Government approved the creation of the Naval (later Fleet) Air Arm. ...
Australian Naval History on 16 June 1925
Commonwealth Navy Order 137 of 1925 was promulgated establishing a Fleet Air Arm for the RAN and inviting applications from officers to undergo a four-year Long Air Course. The first ...