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118 photos tagged raaf, from 10 members of Flickr Commons.
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- sdasm
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- State Library of New South Wales
- State Library of Queensland
- Powerhouse Museum
- National Library of Australia
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- Royal Australian Historical Society
- Navy Medicine
- National Library NZ on The Commons
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Australian built, Vampire' jet, 2 June 1949 from State Library of New South Wales uploaded 15 May
PBY Catalina seaplane undergoing maintenance at RAAF base at Rathmines from State Library of New South Wales uploaded January 2025
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip arrive at Oakey Airport, 1954 from State Library of Queensland uploaded September 2022
RAAF crew working on newly arrived Lockheed aircraft at Richmond, Sydney, 1940 from State Library of New South Wales uploaded February 2022
perma_001906 Perman Collection Image from SDASM Archives uploaded December 2021
Noorduyn Norseman aircraft refuelling on the airstrip, possibly at Eagle Farm, 1948 from State Library of Queensland uploaded October 2020
Morrow_0052 Two Douglas DC-2s on Lindbergh Field, 1934 from SDASM Archives uploaded May 2019
Morrow_0056 DC-2 #1 on Lindbergh Field, 1934 from SDASM Archives uploaded May 2019
VH-UIQ biplane outside the Royal Queensland Aero Club hangar, Archerfield Aerodrome from State Library of Queensland uploaded October 2018
Two doctors and a nurse standing next to a plane, 1939. from State Library of Queensland uploaded August 2018
bob hoover collection image from SDASM Archives uploaded May 2018
bob hoover collection image from SDASM Archives uploaded May 2018
born digital image from SDASM Archives uploaded March 2018
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The Polar Star, the aircraft loaded onto HMAS Wyatt Earp for the expedition.
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TVL1970 said:
This is not the "Polar Star," Lincoln Ellsworth's Northrop Gamma 2B (NR-12269; c/n 2). That aircraft was used during Ellsworth's 1934-35 Antarctic expeditions. This aircraft is a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Vought-Sikorsky OS2U-3 Kingfisher, RAAF Serial No. A48-13 (ex- USN BuNo 5977), used for the 1947/48 Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) aboard HMAS Wyatt Earp. Originally constructed for use by the Royal Netherlands Navy (and to wear the serial V-12) in the Netherlands East Indies, the aircraft was instead delivered to the RAAF in April 1942 and used for seaplane training through World War II. The airplane was placed into storage in August 1945, soon after the Empire of Japan announced its surrender to the Allies. The aircraft was removed from storage on October 21, 1947, and prepared for use by the ANARE, including the addition of an engine pre-heater and a new high-visibility yellow paint scheme. She'd be taken aboard HMAS Wyatt Earp on December 13, 1947. See: www.adf-serials.com.au/2a48.htm Also: www.airspacemag.com/history-of-flight/lincoln-polar-star-... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_Gamma
Gipsy Moth seaplane on deck, 1930
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MothInBoots said:
It could also have tags such as Gipsy Moth seaplane, Moth Seaplane, Banzare, RAAF, Royal Australian Air Force, VH-ULD, Discovery, SY Discovery, RRS Discovery, Discovery 1
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State Library of Queensland said:
MothInBoots Thanks for the tagging ideas - we've added them.
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MothInBoots said:
Thanks - that is my father on the left