The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), was formed on 31st March 1921 and followed on from the Australian Flying Corps (AFC), itself formed on 22 October 1912.
This GB marking the centenary of formation of the Royal Australian Air Force will run for 12 months from 31st March 2021 to 31st March 2022.
So Cobbers, dig through the stash and get your flying kangaroos on the bench!
Subjects can be anything in RAAF or AFC service, flying or otherwise.
Happy to include planes flown by RAAF pilots in other air forces, or captured aircraft rebadged and flown by RAAF units.
RAAF/AFC has taken part in most of the 20th century’s major conflicts. The AFC was involved in the Western front, Mesopotamia and the Dardanelles during WWI. In the Second World War RAAF squadrons served in Britain, with the Desert Air Force and into the Mediterranean. From 1942, many RAAF units fought in South West Pacific Area.
Since then, RAAF has been involved in the Korean War, Malayan Emergency, Indonesia–Malaysia Confrontation and the Vietnam War. This century, the RAAF has participated in operations in Afghanistan, the Iraq War, East Timor as well as myriad humanitarian operations.
Happy with crossovers (I have a few in mind myself)
You know I’m in - Hasegawa 1/48th Spitfire Mk VIII.
And don’t tell Bish how awesome the Spit is- not only did it win the war in Europe against the Germans and Italians it then crossed the Pacific and crushed the Japanese Empire… [;)]
G’day Lost. I was going to enter this with an old Otaki MkVIII Spit. But if crossovers are ok, I will go with a vacform 1/32 Boomerang that I’m about to start on for the ground support GB.
Would it be fair dinkum if the bloody kit was already stahrted? I av a raaf 1/72 ‘asegawah Mitchell Mk.iii with RAAF mahrkings I could finish fawr this. Basically all I av done is pahrtially assemble the bloody interiawr. The RAAF version is a pretchoo dardy Bahah metal finish, mate. I was gonnah do in RAF mahrkings with a olive drab ‘n light blue bottom, but thats just ***in’ bawrin’ ****. Bloody oath cobber.
Lost, having a hairy week but after this I’d like to join with a Special Hobby Brewster Buffalo in 32nd (SH 32013.) If time permits, maybe a smaller one too (Mark I models MKM14446 in 1/144th)
