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The role of the RAAF Base, the aerodrome, its history and its structures is a potential subject for High School Students. The Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome Committee and the Evans Head Community School are currently discussing the potential for such a program. [2]
RAAF Base Evans Head, Evans Head; RAAF Jervis Bay, Jervis Bay; RAAF Base Moruya, Moruya; RAAF Base Nabiac, Nabiac; RAAF Base Rathmines, Rathmines – The largest flying boat base in Australia; RAAF Base Temora, Temora; RAAF Base Uranquinty, Uranquinty – 1941–45 Pilot training, and 1947–52 No.1 Basic Flying Training School for RAAF & RAN
The town's airport, the Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome, formerly a RAAF base is heritage listed. Northern Rivers Buslines operates two routes from Lismore, the 690 and 695, where the 695 also continues to Grafton from Evans Head. Ballina Buslines operates one route to Ballina via Woodburn, the 660.
In December 2008 RAAF Learmonth was rapidly activated to support border protection patrols conducted by Lockheed AP-3C Orions. During this period more than 200 personnel were stationed at the base. [1] The RAAF maintains caches of catering equipment, bedding and defence stores at each of the bare bases so that they can be rapidly activated.
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) operated 24 McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II fighter-bomber aircraft in the ground attack role between 1970 and 1973. The Phantoms were leased from the United States Air Force (USAF) as an interim measure owing to delays in the delivery of the RAAF's 24 General Dynamics F-111C bombers. The F-4Es were ...
A map of New South Wales, Australia, illustrates the Royal Australian Air Force installations, where a Mobile Naval Air Base (MONAB) was established. These include RAAF Station Nowra, which accommodated HMS Nabbington and later HMS Nabswick ; Bankstown Airport, the site of HMS Nabberley ; RAAF Station Schofields, home to HMS Nabthorpe and ...
Aerodromes were also needed for training, maintenance and defence to meet the needs of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). Airfields were redeveloped across NSW including Cootamundra as well as Mascot, Narromine, Tamworth, Narrandera, Temora, Uranquinty, Deniliquin, Parkes, Camden, Evans Head, Wagga Wagga.
Delamere Air Weapons Range is a bombing range operated by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), located in the Northern Territory of Australia.The facility is located about 120 kilometres (75 mi) south of the town of Katherine and RAAF Base Tindal, Australia's largest airbase.