History

by Charles Page One of the most tragic aspects of WWII was the loss of service men and women just...

Just over an hour drive south from Sydney Airport, an amazing display of almost 50 aircraft await visitors to a...

Flying Officer George Collins was killed in action at the age of 19. Yet in his adventurous short life, he...

Charles Page On 3rd September 1940, the Margate lifeboat was searching the North Sea for a downed pilot, who had...

WIRRAWAY AVIATION MUSEUM Pokolbin has a new, high-flying tourist attraction. It's early days, but potentially the sky's the limit for...

In World War II, Flight Lieutenant Robert Coles Reitze received over 700 letters from air cadets that he had mentored...

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Museum is located at RAAF Base Point Cook, only 30km from Melbourne CBD. Point...

In September 1939, during the early years of World War II, Britain and its Allies were heavily engaged in conflict...

On 20 November 1944, Flight Sergeant Phillip Smith and his crew were detailed to bomb an oil refinery at Homberg,...

by Charles Page Ronald Elliss Offord was a high flyer, destined for a stellar career in the RAAF. With his...