On my recent trip down to Canberra for Wintercon I diverted to the town of Nowra on the southern coast of New South Wales. It's a beautiful part of the world.
The naval air base HMAS Albatros is home to the Royal Australian Navy Fleet Air Arm Museum. As you drive into Nowra the Huey lets you know it's a navy town.
The RAN FAA did not come into being until 1948, seeing active service in Korea and Vietnam.
A screw from the aircraft carrier HMAS Sydney makes a pretty impressive first impression.
This 'Albatros' memorial commemorates those killed in the Korean War.
The RAN FAA traces its lineage back to the RNAS. Looks like one of Clipper's Zeps!
The WW1 section has some of Australian ace Flight Commander Little's flight gear and a painting of his triplane.
A Sopwith Pup replica also features.
Now we will move on to the post WW2 section.
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