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Pistols (manual and semi-automatic) Enfield No. 2 Mk I. Webley Mk VI revolver. Webley Mk IV revolver. Browning Hi-Power P35. Smith & Wesson Victory. Beaumont-Adams revolver (Volunteer Defence Corps) Webley M1872 Bull Dog (Volunteer Defence Corps) Colt Model 1851 Navy (Volunteer Defence Corps)
The CAC Boomerang is a fighter aircraft designed and manufactured in Australia by the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation between 1942 and 1945. Approved for production shortly following the Empire of Japan's entry into the Second World War, the Boomerang was rapidly designed as to meet the urgent demands for fighter aircraft to equip the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF).
Australian National Aviation Museum. The Moorabbin Air Museum is an aviation museum at Moorabbin Airport in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It was founded in 1962 as the Australian Aircraft Restoration Group, in an attempt to maintain a World War II -era Bristol Beaufighter aircraft. It has since become a museum, with a large aircraft collection.
An Australian light machine gun team in action during the Aitape–Wewak campaign, June 1945. Australiaentered World War IIon 3 September 1939, following the government's acceptance of the United Kingdom's declaration of war on Nazi Germany. Australia later entered into a state of war with other members of the Axis powers, including the Kingdom ...
Military unit. The Australian Armywas the largest service in the Australian militaryduring World War II. Prior to the outbreak of war the Australian Army was split into the small full-time Permanent Military Forces (PMF) and the larger part-time Militia. Following the outbreak of war on the 3rd of September 1939, 11 days later, on 14 September ...
CAC Boomerang. The CAC Wirraway is a training and general purpose military aircraft manufactured in Australia by the Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation (CAC) between 1939 and 1946. It was an Australian development of the North American NA-16 training aircraft. The Wirraway has been credited as being the foundation of Australian aircraft ...
Semi-automatic sniper rifle. 7.62×51mm NATO. A semi-automatic 7.62×51mm sniper rifle. In service with infantry and special forces units of the Australian Army. It has seen service in Iraq, Afghanistan and East Timor. Mk 14 Enhanced Battle Rifle (M14 EBR) United States. Designated marksman rifle. 7.62×51mm NATO.
After the Vietnam war the Australian Army suffered severe budget cut-backs, and expenditure on equipment decreased as a result. The army was scaled back in size, and experienced a period of very little overseas deployment for the first time in the post–World War II period. Despite this the Army did manage to continue to modernise its weaponry ...